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Research article
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11 Nov 2020
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| 11 Nov 2020
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Distinct aerosol effects on cloud-to-ground lightning in the plateau and basin regions of Sichuan, Southwest China
Pengguo Zhao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Plateau Atmosphere and Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of
Atmospheric Science, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary
Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Key Laboratory for Cloud Physics of China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081,
China
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary
Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Hui Xiao
Guangzhou Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological
Administration, Guangzhou 510640, China
Fang Wu
State Laboratory of Remote Sensing Sciences, College of Global Change and Earth System
Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Youtong Zheng
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary
Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Maureen C. Cribb
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary
Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Xiaoai Jin
State Laboratory of Remote Sensing Sciences, College of Global Change and Earth System
Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Yunjun Zhou
Plateau Atmosphere and Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of
Atmospheric Science, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China
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We discussed the different aerosol effects on lightning in plateau and basin regions of Sichuan, southwestern China. In the plateau area, the aerosol concentration is low, and aerosols (via microphysical effects) inhibit the process of warm rain and stimulate convection and lightning activity. In the basin region, however, aerosols tend to show a significant radiative effect (reducing the solar radiation reaching the surface by absorbing and scattering) and inhibit the lightning.
We discussed the different aerosol effects on lightning in plateau and basin regions of Sichuan,...
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