Climatology of Lightning Activity over the Indian Seas

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作者
Tinmaker, M. I. R. [1 ]
Aslam, M. Y. [1 ]
Chate, D. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Trop Meteorol, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
关键词
flash rate density; sea surface temperature; low pressure system; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; COMPOSITE STRUCTURE; MONSOON RAINFALL; DISTRIBUTIONS; CONVECTION; MOVEMENT; SYSTEMS; BAY;
D O I
10.1080/07055900.2014.941323
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
The climatology of lightning activity over the Indian seas (Arabian Sea (AS) and Bay of Bengal (BoB)) has been studied using monthly satellite-based lightning flash count grid (0.5 degrees x0.5 degrees) data from 1998 to 2007. These data have been used to investigate the annual and seasonal variations in lightning activity over the Indian seas. It was found that annual variations in flash rate density and sea surface temperature (SST) show a bimodal pattern with the first peak occurring in May and the second in October. The correlation coefficients between flash rate density and SSTs are 0.76 and 0.65 for the AS and BoB, respectively. Further, the relationship between flash rate density and a low pressure system (LPS) over the BoB shows that the formation of severe tropical cyclonic storms starts during April with the maximum number of storms forming during August. The performance of monsoon on a seasonal and monthly basis depends on the total number of lows, the formation of a depression in the monsoon trough, and the number of days with an LPS. Secular decreases in the number of lows and monsoon depressions were observed in 2000, 2002, and 2004. Overall, results indicate that the peaks in SST during April and September/October over the AS and the BoB may be responsible for advancing the onset of the southwest and northeast monsoon by 30-40 days. Resume[Traduit par la redaction] Nous avons etudie la climatologie de la foudre dans les mers de l'ocean Indien [mer d'Arabie (MA) et golfe du Bengale (GB)] a l'aide des donnees mensuelles satellitaires sur grille (0,5 degrees x0,5 degrees) de compte d'eclairs de 1997 a 2007. Nous avons utilise ces donnees pour examiner les variations annuelles et saisonnieres dans l'activite de la foudre dans les mers de l'ocean Indien. Nous avons trouve que les variations annuelles dans la densite de frequence des eclairs et dans la temperature de surface de la mer affichent une configuration bimodale, avec un premier pic se produisant en mai et un second en octobre. Les coefficients de correlation entre la densite de frequence des eclairs et la temperature de surface de la mer sont de 0,76 et 0,65 pour la MA et le GB, respectivement. De plus, la relation entre la densite de frequence des eclairs et un systeme de basse pression dans le GB montre que la formation de fortes tempetes cycloniques debute en avril avec un nombre maximum de tempetes se formant en aout. La performance de la mousson sur une base saisonniere et mensuelle depend du nombre total de systemes de basse pression, de la formation d'une depression dans le creux de mousson et du nombre de jours avec un systeme de basse pression. Nous avons observe des diminutions seculaires dans le nombre de systemes de basse pression et de depressions de la mousson en 2000, 2002 et 2004. Dans l'ensemble, les resultats indiquent que les pics dans la temperature de surface de la mer en avril et en septembre/octobre dans la MA et le GB peuvent expliquer l'avance de 30 a 40 jours de la mousson du sud-ouest et de la mousson du nord-est.
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