Optimization and statistical evaluation of GOES cloud-top properties for nowcasting lightning initiation

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === A cumulus cloud field may develop within a conditionally unstable environment, but only a fraction of the cumulus elements eventually develop into thunderstorms. Determining which of these convective elements is most likely to generate light...

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Main Author: Harris, Ryan J.
Other Authors: Durkee, Philip A.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/5393