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Lightning occurrence density in Guinea.

This paper presents the preliminary results of the lightning detection system installed in Guinea, a coastal country in West Africa. This is the first time an automated lightning detection system has been installed in the region. The lightning hotspots and cold spots in the country have been identi...

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Main Authors: Bah, Mamadou Lamine, Gomes, Chandima, Tounkara, Mamadou, Davidov, Ari, Anderson, Jim
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32672/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.326722015-07-07T06:56:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32672/ Lightning occurrence density in Guinea. Bah, Mamadou Lamine Gomes, Chandima Tounkara, Mamadou Davidov, Ari Anderson, Jim This paper presents the preliminary results of the lightning detection system installed in Guinea, a coastal country in West Africa. This is the first time an automated lightning detection system has been installed in the region. The lightning hotspots and cold spots in the country have been identified and the pattern of lightning occurrence has been compared with the thunderstorm occurrence density data collected by ground based meteorological observations. A comprehensive discussion is made on the applications of information obtained from lightning detection system in Guinea and in the region. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed Bah, Mamadou Lamine and Gomes, Chandima and Tounkara, Mamadou and Davidov, Ari and Anderson, Jim (2014) Lightning occurrence density in Guinea. In: 2014 International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), 13-17 Oct. 2014, Shanghai, China. (pp. 1785-1791). 10.1109/ICLP.2014.6973440
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description This paper presents the preliminary results of the lightning detection system installed in Guinea, a coastal country in West Africa. This is the first time an automated lightning detection system has been installed in the region. The lightning hotspots and cold spots in the country have been identified and the pattern of lightning occurrence has been compared with the thunderstorm occurrence density data collected by ground based meteorological observations. A comprehensive discussion is made on the applications of information obtained from lightning detection system in Guinea and in the region.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Bah, Mamadou Lamine
Gomes, Chandima
Tounkara, Mamadou
Davidov, Ari
Anderson, Jim
spellingShingle Bah, Mamadou Lamine
Gomes, Chandima
Tounkara, Mamadou
Davidov, Ari
Anderson, Jim
Lightning occurrence density in Guinea.
author_facet Bah, Mamadou Lamine
Gomes, Chandima
Tounkara, Mamadou
Davidov, Ari
Anderson, Jim
author_sort Bah, Mamadou Lamine
title Lightning occurrence density in Guinea.
title_short Lightning occurrence density in Guinea.
title_full Lightning occurrence density in Guinea.
title_fullStr Lightning occurrence density in Guinea.
title_full_unstemmed Lightning occurrence density in Guinea.
title_sort lightning occurrence density in guinea.
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32672/
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