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flash rate density calculation

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:50 am America/New_York
by unashish
how to calculate the very high resolution seasonal Flash rate density?
specific formula to calculate it,
as when I plot the seasonal data the FRD is showing in decimals value over the lightning hotspot region too.

Re: flash rate density calculation

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:55 pm America/New_York
by gstano
Hello Unashish.

Thank you for your message. I wanted to reach out to you to inform you that I have forwarded your question to the developers. I will be sure to provide a follow-up message as soon as I have their response.

Sincerely,
Geoffrey

Re: flash rate density calculation

Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 3:14 pm America/New_York
by gstano
Hello Unashish,

After speaking to the developers, they have recommended the following journal article, "Where are the lightning hotspots on Earth?" This will provided details on the flash density algorithm used. The DOI link is:

https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00193.1

Sincerely,
Geoffrey