Global lightning activity observed by TRMM and monsoon onset

Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen

doi:10.1117/12.695315

30 November 2006 Global lightning activity observed by TRMM and monsoon onset

Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen

Proceedings Volume 6404, Remote Sensing and Modeling of the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Interactions; 64040O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.695315
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2006, Goa, India

Abstract

Monsoons are generally considered to be developed by land-ocean differential heating. However, it is revealed from the one to two months time lag between the maximum lightning activity/surface temperature and the monsoon rain onset that the diabatic heating generated by deep cumulus convection is another driving mechanism for monsoon development. The TRMM LIS observations, rainfall measurements, and the ERA-40 reanalyses were analyzed to demonstrate this monsoon development.

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Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen "Global lightning activity observed by TRMM and monsoon onset", Proc. SPIE 6404, Remote Sensing and Modeling of the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Interactions, 64040O (30 November 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.695315

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