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Research article
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02 Mar 2023
Research article |
| 02 Mar 2023
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Diurnal differences in the effect of aerosols on cloud-to-ground lightning in the Sichuan Basin
Haichao Wang
School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information
Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
China Meteorological Administration Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation Key
Laboratory, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology,
Nanjing, 210044, China
Yongbo Tan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information
Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
China Meteorological Administration Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation Key
Laboratory, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology,
Nanjing, 210044, China
Zheng Shi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information
Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
China Meteorological Administration Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation Key
Laboratory, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology,
Nanjing, 210044, China
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of
Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
Ning Yang
Changzhou Institute of Technology, School of Aeronautical and
Mechanical Engineering/Flight, Changzhou, 213032, China
Tianxue Zheng
School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information
Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
China Meteorological Administration Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation Key
Laboratory, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology,
Nanjing, 210044, China
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Short summary
The effects of aerosols on lightning are complex and still far from understood. We analysed the impacts of aerosols on lightning activity in the Sichuan Basin. Results show that lightning flashes first increase with aerosol loading during all periods and then behave differently (decrease in the afternoon and flatten at night). This suggests that the changes in solar radiation can modulate the aerosol effects on the occurrence and development of convection and lightning activity.
The effects of aerosols on lightning are complex and still far from understood. We analysed the...
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