The European lightning location system EUCLID –  Part 2: Observations

Poelman, Dieter Roel; Schulz, Wolfgang; Diendorfer, Gerhard; Bernardi, Marina

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-607-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-607-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-607-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

Research article

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02 Mar 2016

Research article |

| 02 Mar 2016

The European lightning location system EUCLID – Part 2: Observations

Dieter Roel Poelman, Wolfgang Schulz, Gerhard Diendorfer, and Marina Bernardi

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RC C1629: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Sep 2015
- AC C2173: 'Answer to comment from Reviewer 1', Dieter Poelman, 03 Nov 2015
RC C2316: 'Review of the paper nhess-2015-214', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Nov 2015
- AC C2464: 'Answer to comments from Reviewer 2', Dieter Poelman, 01 Dec 2015

Short summary

Cloud-to-ground lightning data from the EUCLID network over the period 2006–2014 are explored. Mean flash densities vary over the European continent, with the highest density found at the intersection of the borders of Austria, Italy and Slovenia. The majority of lightning activity takes place between May and September, while the diurnal cycle peaks around 15:00 UTC. In addition, it is found that flashes with higher peak currents occur in greater proportion over sea than over land.