Statistics
Scientific paper
Jul 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005georl..3214710k&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 32, Issue 14, CiteID L14710
Statistics
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Atmospheric Processes: Climatology (1616, 1620, 3305, 4215, 8408), Atmospheric Processes: Precipitation (1854), Atmospheric Processes: Lightning, Atmospheric Processes: Remote Sensing
Scientific paper
Monthly statistics from TRMM-PR and LIS observations for the three years 1998 to 2000 describe large-scale features in rainfall and lightning activity during pre-monsoon and monsoon periods of the Asian and South American summer monsoons. Heavy (~5-10 mm/day) pre-monsoon rainfall in the one or two months before onset was widespread mainly over land. Pre-monsoon rainfall was highly convective and characterized by active lightning, a high ratio of convective rain, and high echo tops. After onset, in contrast, intense rains also occurred over the ocean and land, however, convective intensity over land was diminished. Lightning activity was suppressed over the Amazon basin and Bangladesh during the latter half of the summer monsoon.
Katsumata Masaki
Kodama Yasu-Masa
Mori Shuichi
Ohta Akihiro
Satoh Shinsuke
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