JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020

Session information

[E] Oral

M (Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary) » M-SD Space Development & Earth Observation from Space

[M-SD46] Effects of lightning, severe weather and tropical storms

convener:Mitsuteru Sato(Department of Cosmoscience, Hokkaido University), Yoav Yair(Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya), Xiushu Qie(Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Yukihiro Takahashi(Department of Cosmosciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University)

Thunderstorms are markers of deep convection and severe weather, producing heavy precipitation, hail and strong winds that lead to significant natural hazards, especially in coastal and urban areas. Huge economic damages and loss of human lives often result from such events. As the intensity and frequency of thunderstorms is projected to increase in the future - when the atmosphere and oceans become warmer - the need for detecting and nowcasting thunderstorms and lightning on local and regional scales becomes crucial.
We invite contributions dealing with thunderstorms and lightning and their atmospheric effects. We seek contributions focusing on convective storm evolution, forecasting of thunderstorms and lightning using regional and global detection networks as well as other sensors. Also, works on global lightning patterns in an era of climate change, satellite-based studies of thunderstorms and other remote-sensing technologies, as well as urban effects on lightning and public safety from lightning danger.

*Jingyu Lu1,2, Xiushu Qie1,2, Rubin Jiang1, Dongxia Liu1, Dongfang Wang1, Shanfeng Yuan1, Zhixiong Chen1,2, Jinliang Li3, Xian Xiao4,5, Xiaoyuan Yi6 (1.Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation (LAGEO), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China., 2.College of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China., 3.Key Laboratory of Semi-Arid Climate Change, Ministry of Education, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China., 4.Institute of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China., 5.Beijing Urban Meteorological Engineering Research Center, Beijing, China., 6.Tianjin Meteorological Observatory, Tianjin, China.)

*Yukihiro Takahashi1,2, Mitsuteru Sato1,2, Hisayuki Kubota1,2, Tetsuro Ishida1,2, Kozo Yamashita4, Ellison Caparas Castro3, Loren Jay Estrebillo1, Purwadi Purwadi1, Gay Perez3, Joel Marciano3, Jun Matsumoto5, Jun-Ichi Hamada5 (1.Department of Cosmosciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, 2.Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, 3.University of the Philippines, Diliman, 4.Ashikaga University, 5.Tokyo Metropolitan UNniversity)