Observations and modelling of the winter thunderstorm on 4 February 2022 at the Milešovka meteorological observatory

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F23%3A10480049" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/23:10480049 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=ljeLmKITM_" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=ljeLmKITM_</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.4572" target="_blank" >10.1002/qj.4572</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Observations and modelling of the winter thunderstorm on 4 February 2022 at the Milešovka meteorological observatory

Original language description

The study analyses a winter thunderstorm that passed over the Milešovka meteorological observatory on 4 February 2022, between 2300 and 2330 UTC. Lightning was recorded directly over the observatory by both the observer and the EUCLID lightning network at 2320 UTC. To analyse the state of the atmosphere at the time when the lightning occurred, we used data from the X-band Doppler polarimetric radar and the Ka-band Doppler polarimetric vertical profiler, both located at the observatory. We also applied data from the Meteosat Second Generation satellite, and data from standard meteorological instruments located at the observatory. In addition, we run our cloud electrification model to simulate cloud electrification of the winter thunderstorm to find out whether the model develops conditions suitable for the occurrence of lightning and if so, under what circumstances. Our results show that the lightning appeared at the very end of the storm passage defined by high radar reflectivity. At the same time, it is clear from the radar observations that before lightning occurred, the cloud contained hydrometeors (graupel, cloud or rain water, and ice or snow) which are commonly associated with charge separation by collisions. Our analysis of the radar data also suggests that in at least several parts of the cloud the electric field was strong. Although the cloud top height was very low compared to summer storms, the model results indicate conditions suitable for lightning occurrence. However, uncertainty remains on how to properly formulate the initial conditions for model simulations for this type of storm which was shallow and occurs rarely in winter.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10508 - Physical geography

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

ISSN

0035-9009

e-ISSN

1477-870X

Volume of the periodical

149

Issue of the periodical within the volume

757

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

21

Pages from-to

3541-3561

UT code for WoS article

001067557900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85171630750