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%A Pinto Jr., Osmar,
%A Pinto, Iara Regina Cardoso de Almeida,
%A Saba, Marcelo Magalhães Fares,
%A Naccarato, Keber Pinheiro,
%@secondarytype PRE LI
%B Lightning: Principles in instruments and applications
%C New York
%D 2009
%E Betz, Hans Dieter,
%E Schumann, Ulrich,
%E Laroche, Pierre,
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%I Spring
%K Tropical lightning - Brazil - Lightning location systems - High-speed cameras.
%P 209-230
%S Earth and Environmental Science
%T Cloud-to-ground lightning observations in Brazil
%@project ELAT
%X A comprehensive review of cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning observations in Brazil is presented. Brazil is the largest country in the tropical region and it is believed to have the largest cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning activity in the world, estimated from thunderstorm days and satellite data in about 50 millions CG lightning flashes every year. Emphasis is given to recent observations made by lightning location systems and high-speed cameras in the Southeast region of the country. At the present time, they correspond to the largest CG lightning data set available for the tropics. Some specific parameters emerging from these observations are quantified. The observations are compared with similar ones made in other tropical and temperate countries, as well as with past observations obtained by other techniques in Brazil.
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%@group DGE-CEA-INPE-MCT-BR
%@dissemination NTRSNASA; BNDEPOSITOLEGAL.
%@isbn 978-1-4020-9078-3 (Print)
%@isbn 978-1-4020-9079-0 (Online)
%@usergroup marciana administrator
%@nexthigherunit 8JMKD3MGPCW/3EU29DP
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
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%@doi 10.1007/978-1-4020-9079-0_9
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