Antenna structures and cloud-to-ground lightning location: 1995-2015

被引：26

作者：

Kingfield, Darrel M. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Calhoun, Kristin M. ^{[1
,2
]}

de Beurs, Kirsten M. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Oklahoma, Cooperat Inst Mesoscale Meteorol Studies, Norman, OK 73019 USA

[2] NOAA, OAR, Natl Severe Storms Lab, Norman, OK 73069 USA

[3] Univ Oklahoma, Dept Geog & Environm Sustainabil, Norman, OK 73019 USA

来源：

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 2017年 / 44卷 / 10期

关键词：

DETECTION NETWORK; PERFORMANCE-CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED-STATES; PRECIPITATION; THUNDERSTORMS; FLASHES; REGION;

D O I：

10.1002/2017GL073449

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

Spatial analyses of cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning occurrence due to a rapid expansion in the number of antenna towers across the United States are explored by gridding 20 years of National Lightning Detection Network data at 500 m spatial resolution. The 99.8% of grid cells with >= 100 CGs were within 1 km of an antenna tower registered with the Federal Communications Commission. Tower height is positively correlated with CG occurrence; towers taller than 400 m above ground level experience a median increase of 150% in CG lightning density compared to a region 2 km to 5 km away. In the northern Great Plains, the cumulative CG lightning density near the tower was around 138% (117%) higher than a region 2 to 5 km away in the September-February (March-August) months. Higher CG frequencies typically also occur in the first full year following new tower construction, creating new lightning hot spots.

引用

页码：5203 / 5212

页数：10

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