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INSTABILITY INDICES AS PREDICTORS OF ATMOSPHERIC LIGHTNING - MOLDOVA REGION STUDY CASE

SFICA, LUCIAN, Apostol, Liviu, Istrate, Vasilica, LESENCIUC, DAN, NECULA, MIHAI-FLORIN

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Title
INSTABILITY INDICES AS PREDICTORS OF ATMOSPHERIC LIGHTNING - MOLDOVA REGION STUDY CASE
Authors
SFICA, LUCIAN, Apostol, Liviu, Istrate, Vasilica, LESENCIUC, DAN, NECULA, MIHAI-FLORIN
Proceedings
SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference EXPO Proceedings; 15th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2015, WATER RESOURCES. FOREST, MARINE AND OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS
Publisher
Stef92 Technology
Year
2015
Pages
387-394
ISSN
1314-2704
ISBN
978-619-7105-36-0
Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
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  17. James W. Wilson, N. Andrew Crook, Cynthia K. Mueller, Juanzhen Sun, and Michael Dixon, 1998: Nowcasting Thunderstorms: A Status Report. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 79, 2079–2099

  18. Siedlecki M., Selected instability indeces in Europe, Theor Appl Climatol, 96:85– 94, 2009.

  19. Wanke, E., 2011: Blitzortung.org − A low cost Time of Arrival Lightning Detection and Lightning Location Network. Universität Düsseldorf. Online verfügbar unter http://www.blitzortung.org/Documents/TOA_Blitzortung.pdf t=1334678146, zuletzt geprüft am 16.04.2012.

  20. Schaefer, J. T.: Severe thunderstorm forecasting: A historical perspective, Weather Forecast., 1, 164–189, 1986.

  21. Doswell, C. A. III, and D. M. Schultz, (2006), On the use of indices and parameters in forecasting severe storms. Electronic J. Severe Storms Meteor., 1(3), 1–22.

  22. Galway, J. G., (1956), The lifted index as a predictor of latent instability, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 37, 528–529.

  23. Miller, R. C.: Notes on a nalysis and severe storm forecasting procedures of the Air Force Global Weather Center, AWS Tech. Report 200 (Rev.), Headquarters Air Weather Service, Scott AFB, pp.106, 1972.

  24. George, J. J., 1960: Weather Forecasting for Aeronautics. New York, Academic Press, 407-415.

  25. Glickman, T. S. , Ed., 2000: Glossary of Meteor ology. 2nd ed., Amer. Meteor. Soc., 855 pp.

  26. Iliescu, M. C., 1989: Atmospheric Electrical Activity over Romania (in Romanian). Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste Romania, 144 pp.

  27. Antonescu, B., Burcea, S., 2010: A Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Climatology for Romania. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 579–591.

  28. Christian, H. J., et al., 2003: Global frequency and distribution of lightning as observed from space by the Optical Transient Detector, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D1), 4005, DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002347.

  29. Holt, M. A., Hardaker, P. J. and McLelland, G. P. (2001), A lightning climatology for Europe and the UK, 1990 –99. Weather, 56: 290–296. DOI: 10.1002/j.1477- 8696.2001.tb06598.x

  30. Lay, E. H., A. R. Jacobson, R. H. Holzworth, C. J. Rodg er, and R. L. Dowden (2007), Local time variation in land/ocean lig htning flash density as measured by the World Wide Lightning Location Network, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D13111, DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007944. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConfenferences SGEM 2015 www.sgem.org International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConfenferences SGEM 2015 www.sgem.org

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