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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-479-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-479-2018
Research article
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13 Feb 2018
Research article |  | 13 Feb 2018

Comparison of lightning activity in the two most active areas of the Congo Basin

Jean K. Kigotsi, Serge Soula, and Jean-François Georgis

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The thunderstorm activity in the Congo Basin is known as the highest in the world. This paper compares the lightning flash count in two 5° × 5° areas from this region. One area in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo experiences a sharp maximum of the lightning flash density whatever the year and at any period of the year, and a very pronounced daily cycle. However, the area in the centre of the Congo Basin exhibits a lightning flash activity much more variable in location and time.
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