Analysis of warm season thunderstorms using an object-oriented tracking method based on radar and total lightning data

Monitoring thunderstorms activity is an essential part of operational weather surveillance given their potential hazards, including lightning, hail, heavy rainfall, strong winds or even tornadoes. This study has two main objectives: firstly, the description of a methodology, based on radar and total...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: T. Rigo, N. Pineda, J. Bech
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-09-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/10/1881/2010/nhess-10-1881-2010.pdf