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Climatology of multiple‐stroke lightning in Japan
Author(s) -
Iwasaki Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of climatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.58
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-0088
pISSN - 0899-8418
DOI - 10.1002/joc.6504
Subject(s) - lightning (connector) , climatology , meteorology , environmental science , geology , geography , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
In this work, the climatology of multiple‐stroke lightning (MSL) in Japan was studied using the World Wide Lightning Location Network's lightning data over a 9‐year period. The MSL ratio defined in this study for all types of lightning was 14.1%, and it was larger over the ocean than that over the continent. The mean multiplicity was 2.58 and was also larger over the ocean than that over the continent. The mean interstroke interval between the first and second strokes was longer for a height at which the temperature was −20°C, corresponding to the upper boundary of the higher negative charge area.