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A correlation of thermospheric gravity waves with tropospheric lightning
Author(s) -
Chiu Y. T.,
Edgar B. C.,
Rice C. J.,
Sharp L. R.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl006i006p00455
Subject(s) - thermosphere , lightning (connector) , troposphere , atmospheric sciences , gravity wave , geophysics , convection , meteorology , geology , gravitational wave , ionosphere , environmental science , climatology , physics , astronomy , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
It is demonstrated that a geographic correlation exists between occurrence frequencies of wave‐like structures in the thermosphere and tropospheric lightning at dawn, the latter of which is an indicator of deep convective activity.