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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-5765-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-5765-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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04 Nov 2019
Research article |
| 04 Nov 2019
| 04 Nov 2019
SAETTA: high-resolution 3-D mapping of the total lightning activity in the Mediterranean Basin over Corsica, with a focus on a mesoscale convective system event
Sylvain Coquillat
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier,
CNRS, Toulouse, France
Eric Defer
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier,
CNRS, Toulouse, France
Pierre de Guibert
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier,
CNRS, Toulouse, France
Dominique Lambert
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier,
CNRS, Toulouse, France
Jean-Pierre Pinty
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier,
CNRS, Toulouse, France
Véronique Pont
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier,
CNRS, Toulouse, France
Serge Prieur
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier,
CNRS, Toulouse, France
Ronald J. Thomas
Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, New Mexico Tech,
Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Paul R. Krehbiel
Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, New Mexico Tech,
Socorro, New Mexico, USA
William Rison
Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, New Mexico Tech,
Socorro, New Mexico, USA
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- A Geostationary Lightning Pseudo-Observation Generator Utilizing Low-Frequency Ground-Based Lightning Observations F. Erdmann et al. 10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0160.1
- Global ground strike point characteristics in negative downward lightning flashes – Part 1: Observations D. Poelman et al. 10.5194/nhess-21-1909-2021
- Two Propagation Scenarios of Isolated Breakdown Lightning Processes in Failed Negative Cloud‐to‐Ground Flashes I. Kolmašová et al. 10.1029/2020GL090593
- Acoustical Power of Lightning Flashes D. Bestard et al. 10.1029/2023JD038714
- Design of a PXIe-Based VHF Lightning Interferometer System and Initial Observations J. Chouragade & T. Sarma 10.1109/TIM.2024.3381268
- Numerical investigation of the role of Saharan dust on the anomalous electrical structure of a thunderstorm over Corsica C. Barthe et al. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2025.107988
- Post-return stroke VHF electromagnetic activity in north-western Mediterranean cloud-to-ground lightning flashes A. Kolínská et al. 10.5194/acp-25-1791-2025
- Model of the First Lightning Return Stroke Using Bidirectional Leader Concept P. Kašpar et al. 10.1029/2022JD037459
- Electrical Properties of Vertical Dominant Charge Structures Observed in Corsican Thunderstorms With a LMA R. Houel et al. 10.1029/2023EA003354
- Multi‐Instrumental Observation of an Upward Cloud‐To‐Air Discharge Above a Mediterranean Storm G. Hausknost et al. 10.1029/2023GL105146
- Concurrent satellite and ground-based lightning observations from the Optical Lightning Imaging Sensor (ISS-LIS), the low-frequency network Meteorage and the SAETTA Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) in the northwestern Mediterranean region F. Erdmann et al. 10.5194/amt-13-853-2020
- Investigating the Role of Extreme Synoptic Patterns and Complex Topography During Two Heavy Rainfall Events in Crete in February 2019 K. Lagouvardos et al. 10.3390/cli8070087
- Estimation of Lightning Flash Rate in Precipitation Features by Applying Shallow AI Neural Network Models to the GMI Passive Microwave Brightness Temperatures F. Morvais & C. Liu 10.1029/2023JD039516
- Thundercloud Electrostatic Field Measurements during the Inflight EXAEDRE Campaign and during Lightning Strike to the Aircraft M. Buguet et al. 10.3390/atmos12121645
- Characteristics of Regions with High-Density Initiation of Flashes in Mesoscale Convective Systems F. Wang et al. 10.3390/rs14051193
- Comparing lightning observations of the ground-based European lightning location system EUCLID and the space-based Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (ISS) D. Poelman & W. Schulz 10.5194/amt-13-2965-2020
- Dancing Sprites Above a Lightning Mapping Array—An Analysis of the Storm and Flash/Sprite Developments M. Tomicic et al. 10.1029/2021JD035059
- Detail study of time evolution of three thunderstorm events in Tehran area using observations and numerical simulations for lightning nowcasting A. Mahmoudian et al. 10.1007/s11069-021-04886-4
- Six years of electrified convection over the island of Corsica monitored by SAETTA: General trends and anomalously electrified thunderstorms during African dust south flow events S. Coquillat et al. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106227
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Short summary
Characteristics of SAETTA lightning imager installed in Corsica are presented, with original observations of lightning activity at regional and lightning scales. SAETTA monitors thunderstorms in a maritime and mountainous region, complex for weather forecasting and sensitive to global warming. A 3-year lightning climatology highlights frequent activity over a specific region due to relief. Uncommonly high discharge in stratiform thundercloud may support a recent model of charging processes.
Characteristics of SAETTA lightning imager installed in Corsica are presented, with original...
