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Features of the Relationship between Electrical and Radar Parameters of Thunderclouds in India (Field Studies)

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The analysis of field observations of thunderclouds in India is provided. The characteristics of the cloud collection obtained from the radar and lightning detection network in the area of the city of Aurangabad (the Maharashtra province, India) are considered. The maximum radar reflectivity of thunderstorm cells, the volume of the supercooled part above the 0°C isotherm, the intensity and precipitation flux, and the frequency of electric discharges are obtained. It is shown that the frequency of electric discharges is linked with some radar parameters of thunderclouds, and this relationship depends on the stage of cloud development. Comparative field data for other regions are given.

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  1. Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. A. Sin’kevich, M. L. Toropova, Yu. P. Mikhailovskii & V. B. Popov

  2. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, 411008, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    S. Pawar & V. Gopalakrishnan

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Translated from Meteorologiya i Gidrologiya, 2021, No. 6, pp. 99-106. https://doi.org/10.52002/0130-2906-2021-6-99-106.

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Sin’kevich, A.A., Toropova, M.L., Mikhailovskii, Y.P. et al. Features of the Relationship between Electrical and Radar Parameters of Thunderclouds in India (Field Studies). Russ. Meteorol. Hydrol. 46, 410–415 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S106837392106008X

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