Title :
Methodology for thunderstorm tracking using lightning location systems data in Colombia
Author :
López, Jesus ; Pérez, Ernesto ; Herrera, Javier ; Porras, Leonardo
Author_Institution :
UNAL, Nat. Univ. of Colombia, Medellin, Colombia
Abstract :
This paper presents a methodology for tracking thunderstorm cells using Colombian Lightning Location Systems. It is evaluated two regions in Colombia with different orographic conditions and is observed the possible dependency which may have the orography.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; lightning; thunderstorms; weather forecasting; Colombia; Lightning Location Systems Data; orographic conditions; thunderstorm cells; thunderstorm tracking; Cities and towns; Clouds; Forecasting; Lightning; Meteorological radar; Radar tracking; Orographic dependency; Thunderstorm tracking; lightning location system;
Conference_Titel :
Lightning Protection (XI SIPDA), 2011 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Fortaleza
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1898-4
DOI :
10.1109/SIPDA.2011.6088426
