Lightning activity and its connection with weather-related parameters over Sri Lanka

• Autorzy: Umakanth Nandivada , Chandrasekhar Annur Vivekananda , Smitha Akkarapakam Sujala Swapna , Vasantha Bhavani , Rao Karuturi Srinivasa , Koutavarapu Ravindranadh , Rao Myla Chimpiri

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1007/s11600-024-01442-z

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study analyzed lightning activity along Sri Lanka using lightning imaging sensor for a 17-year period (1998-2014). To understand the influence of various parameters on the lightning activity, we investigated various meteorological parameters such as convective precipitation, relative humidity, cloud top temperature, cloud base height, convective available potential energy, total precipitable water, rain dynamic index, humidity index, convection inhibition, lifted index, K-index, total totals index, show alter index, vertical velocity and dew point depression (Dpd). North-western, Western, Southern and Sabaragamuwa regions of Sri Lanka showed high lightning activity. The analysis revealed different seasonal variations in lightning activity. The pre-monsoon season showed the maximum frequency, while winter witnessed the least. In addition, wind patterns embedded with moisture seem to influence regional variations over Srilanka. The westerly winds might influence lightning activity over Srilanka. We investigated the variations of different meteorological parameters for 40 lightning and no lightning days during the study period. During lightning days, the VV values show negative values with strong lightning and convection potential and strong atmospheric updrafts. Higher atmospheric levels have been found to contain dry air, and lower atmospheric levels have been found to contain moist air on lightning days. Extremely unstable atmospheric conditions that favour intense lightning activity were indicated by LI values less than -4.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

convection; lightning; rain dynamic index; show alter index

PL

konwekcja; błyskawica

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 73, no. 1
• Strony: 995--1015
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 43 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Umakanth Nandivada

• Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Pune 411008, India

autor

Chandrasekhar Annur Vivekananda

• Department of Physics, S.V. Arts College, Tirupati 517502, India

autor

Smitha Akkarapakam Sujala Swapna

• Department of Physics, Govt. Degree College, Puttur 517583, India

autor

Vasantha Bhavani

• Department of CSE, KoneruLakshmaiah Education Institution, Guntur 522502, India

autor

Rao Karuturi Srinivasa

• Department of Physics, Govt. Degree College, Mandapeta 533308, India

autor

Koutavarapu Ravindranadh

• Physics Division, Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam 532127, India

autor

Rao Myla Chimpiri

• Department of Physics, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada 520008, India

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).