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Average diurnal variation of summer lightning over the Florida peninsulaData derived from a large network of electric field mills are used to determine the average diurnal variation of lightning in a Florida seacoast environment. The variation at the NASA Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station area is compared with standard weather observations of thunder, and the variation of all discharges in this area is compared with the statistics of cloud-to-ground flashes over most of the South Florida peninsula and offshore waters. The results show average diurnal variations that are consistent with statistics of thunder start times and the times of maximum thunder frequency, but that the actual lightning tends to stop one to two hours before the recorded thunder. The variation is also consistent with previous determinations of the times of maximum rainfall and maximum rainfall rate.
Document ID
19840064052
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Maier, L. M.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Krider, E. P.
(Arizona, University Tucson, AZ, United States)
Maier, M. W.
(Lightning Location and Protection, Inc. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Monthly Weather Review
Volume: 112
ISSN: 0027-0644
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
84A46839
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-81-11461
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-34734
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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