Solar 27-day rotational period detected in wide-area lightning activity in Japan

Solar 27-day rotational period detected in wide-area lightning activity in Japan

A signal of the 27-day solar rotational period is often observed in cloud and lightning activities over the globe. Here we provide evidence of the 27-day periodicity of lightning activity in Japan using daily observational records of lightning for AD 1989–2015. The 27-day period is detected with...

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Main Authors: H. Miyahara, C. Higuchi, T. Terasawa, R. Kataoka, M. Sato, Y. Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-04-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/35/583/2017/angeo-35-583-2017.pdf
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spelling doaj-2ba5831b442046adbfde631891c32bf32020-11-24T23:54:15ZengCopernicus PublicationsAnnales Geophysicae0992-76891432-05762017-04-013558358810.5194/angeo-35-583-2017Solar 27-day rotational period detected in wide-area lightning activity in JapanH. Miyahara0C. Higuchi1T. Terasawa2T. Terasawa3R. Kataoka4R. Kataoka5M. Sato6Y. Takahashi7Humanities and Sciences/Museum Carriers, Musashino Art University, Tokyo, 187-8505, JapanTokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, 152-8550, JapaniTHES, RIKEN, Saitama, 351-0198, JapanICRR, University of Tokyo, Chiba, 277-8582, JapanNational Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo, 190-8518, JapanDepartment of Polar Science, SOKENDAI, Tokyo, 190-8518, JapanHokkaido University, Hokkaidō, 060-0810, JapanHokkaido University, Hokkaidō, 060-0810, JapanA signal of the 27-day solar rotational period is often observed in cloud and lightning activities over the globe. Here we provide evidence of the 27-day periodicity of lightning activity in Japan using daily observational records of lightning for AD 1989–2015. The 27-day period is detected with 4.2 standard deviations, but only in wide-area lightning activity covering more than a 10<sup>5</sup> km<sup>2</sup>. The 27-day signal is more prominent around the maxima of solar decadal cycles.https://www.ann-geophys.net/35/583/2017/angeo-35-583-2017.pdf
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author H. Miyahara
C. Higuchi
T. Terasawa
T. Terasawa
R. Kataoka
R. Kataoka
M. Sato
Y. Takahashi
spellingShingle H. Miyahara
C. Higuchi
T. Terasawa
T. Terasawa
R. Kataoka
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M. Sato
Y. Takahashi
Solar 27-day rotational period detected in wide-area lightning activity in Japan
Annales Geophysicae
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C. Higuchi
T. Terasawa
T. Terasawa
R. Kataoka
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M. Sato
Y. Takahashi
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title Solar 27-day rotational period detected in wide-area lightning activity in Japan
title_short Solar 27-day rotational period detected in wide-area lightning activity in Japan
title_full Solar 27-day rotational period detected in wide-area lightning activity in Japan
title_fullStr Solar 27-day rotational period detected in wide-area lightning activity in Japan
title_full_unstemmed Solar 27-day rotational period detected in wide-area lightning activity in Japan
title_sort solar 27-day rotational period detected in wide-area lightning activity in japan
publisher Copernicus Publications
series Annales Geophysicae
issn 0992-7689
1432-0576
publishDate 2017-04-01
description A signal of the 27-day solar rotational period is often observed in cloud and lightning activities over the globe. Here we provide evidence of the 27-day periodicity of lightning activity in Japan using daily observational records of lightning for AD 1989–2015. The 27-day period is detected with 4.2 standard deviations, but only in wide-area lightning activity covering more than a 10<sup>5</sup> km<sup>2</sup>. The 27-day signal is more prominent around the maxima of solar decadal cycles.
url https://www.ann-geophys.net/35/583/2017/angeo-35-583-2017.pdf
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