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Bridging the polarimetric structure and lightning activity of isolated thunderstorm cells during the cloud life cycle
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences & Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
Climate Change and Resource Utilization in Complex Terrain Regions Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
Yijun Zhang
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Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences & Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocean-land-atmosphere Boundary Dynamics and Climate Change & Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
Huiyan Zhai
Climate Change and Resource Utilization in Complex Terrain Regions Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
Zhe Li
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences & Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
Dong Zheng
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather Meteorological Science and Technology & CMA Key Laboratory of Lightning, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
Xueyan Peng
Climate Change and Resource Utilization in Complex Terrain Regions Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
Wen Yao
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather Meteorological Science and Technology & CMA Key Laboratory of Lightning, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
Sai Du
Guangdong Meteorological Service, Guangzhou, 510080, China
Yuanmou Du
Beijing Weather Modification Center, Beijing, 100089, China
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Lightning activity is highly related to the signatures of polarimetric radar on the basis of cloud electrification physics. However, few studies have focused on bridging the polarimetric structure and lightning activity during the cloud life cycle. Here, we evaluated the sequence and interactions of polarimetric parameters for indicating lightning activity from the perspective of the cloud life cycle, and the cloud microphysics of the polarimetric structure were explored.
Lightning activity is highly related to the signatures of polarimetric radar on the basis of...
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