SATELLITE-BASED NOWCASTING OF CONVECTIVE INITIATION

Forecasts of convective initiation over the 0-1-h time period using operational GOES satellite data are expanding toward 1-2-h predictions of lightning. Mecikalski et al develop and exploit relationships between satellite-observed cumulus growth and known lightning behavior, with an understanding th...

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Published in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2005-01, Vol.86 (1), p.21
Main Authors: Mecikalski, John R, Paech, S J, Bedka, K M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Lightning
Meteorological satellites
Weather forecasting
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Summary:Forecasts of convective initiation over the 0-1-h time period using operational GOES satellite data are expanding toward 1-2-h predictions of lightning. Mecikalski et al develop and exploit relationships between satellite-observed cumulus growth and known lightning behavior, with an understanding that cumulus-lightning relationships vary significantly across convective regimes.
ISSN:0003-0007
1520-0477