Advanced search
Publication Cover
International Journal of Remote Sensing Volume 37, 2016 - Issue 6
Submit an article Journal homepage
111
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Dynamical features of GPS PWV variation associated with lightning activity

Wayan SupartaSpace Science Centre (ANGKASA), Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia;National Antarctica Research Centre (NARC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
View further author information
,
Ja’afar AdnanSpace Science Centre (ANGKASA), Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaView further author information
&
Mohd. Alauddin Mohd. AliSpace Science Centre (ANGKASA), Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaView further author information
Pages 1376-1390 | Received 01 Jul 2015, Accepted 01 Feb 2016, Published online: 25 Feb 2016

References

  • Bevis, M., S. Businger, S. Chiswel, T. A. Herring, R. A. Anthes, C. Rocken, and R. H. Ware. 1994. “GPS Meteorology: Mapping Zenith Wet Delays onto Precipitable Water.” Journal of Applied Meteorology 33: 379–386. doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1994)033<0379:GMMZWD>2.0.CO;2.
  • Bevis, M., S. Businger, T. A. Herring, R. A. Anthes, C. Rocken, and R. H. Ware. 1992. “GPS Meteorology: Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Water Vapor Using the Global Positioning System.” Journal Geophys Researcher 97: 15787–15801. doi:10.1029/92JD01517.
  • Dombai, F. 2009. “Comparative Analysis of Flash and Radar Characteristics of Thunderstorm Cells.” In Lightning: Principles, Instruments and Applications, edited by H. D. Betz, U. Schumann, and P. Laroche, 465–486. Berlin: Springer Publication.
  • Fierro, A. E., E. Mansell, E. MacGorman, and C. Ziegler. 2013. “The Implementation of an Explicit Charging and Discharge Lightning Scheme within the WRF-ARW Model: Benchmark Simulations of a Continental Squall Line, a Tropical Cyclone and a Winter Storm.” Mon Wea Reviews 141: 2390–2415. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-12-00278.1.
  • Formenton, M., G. Panegrossi, D. Casella, S. Dietrich, A. Mugnai, P. Sanò, F. Di Paola, H.-D. Betz, C. Price, and Y. Yair. 2013. “Using a Cloud Electrification Model to Study Relationships between Lightning Activity and Cloud Microphysical Structure.” Natural Hazards Earth Systems Sciences 13: 1085–1104. doi:10.5194/nhess-13-1085-2013.
  • Goodman, S. J., R. J. Blakeslee, W. J. Koshak, D. Mach, J. Bailey, D. Buechler, L. Carey, et al. 2013. “The GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM).” Atmospheric Research 125–126: 34–49. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.01.006.
  • Hofmann-Wellenhof, B., H. Lichtenegger, and J. Collins. 2001. Global Positioning System: Theory and Practice, 382. 7th revised ed. New York: Springer Verlag.
  • Liou, Y.-A., and S. K. Kar. 2010. “Study of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning and Precipitation and Their Seasonal and Geographical Characteristics over Taiwan.” Atmospheric Research 95: 115–122. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.08.016.
  • Maciazek, A. 2004. “Availability of Lightning Data in Poland from the Lightning Detection System SAFIR 3000.” Proceeding of the 18th International Lightning Detection Conference (ILDC 2004), Helsinki, June 7–9, 1–10.
  • Price, C., and M. Asfur. 2006. “Can Lightning Observations Be Used as an Indicator of Upper-Tropospheric Water Vapor Variability?” Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 87: 291–298. doi:10.1175/BAMS-87-3-291.
  • Sanderson, M., M. Santini, R. Valentini, and E. Pope. 2012. Relationships between Forests and Weather. UK: Met Office, Exeter. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/pdf/EU_Forests_annex1.pdf.
  • Sheil, D., and D. Murdiyarso. 2009. “How Forests Attract Rain: An Examination of a New Hypothesis.” Bioscience 59: 341–347. doi:10.1525/bio.2009.59.4.12.
  • Suparta, W. 2014. “The Development of GPS Trowav Tool for Atmospheric – Terrestrial Studies.” Journal of Physics: Conference Series 495: 012037. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/495/1/012037.
  • Suparta, W., Z. A. Abdul. Rashid, M. A. Mohd. Ali, B. Yatim, and G. J. Fraser. 2008. “Observations of Antarctic Precipitable Water Vapor and Its Response to the Solar Activity Based on GPS Sensing.” Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 70: 1419–1447. doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2008.04.006.
  • Suparta, W., J. Adnan, and M. A. Mohd. Ali. 2012. “Monitoring of GPS Precipitable Water Vapour during the Severe Flood in Kelantan.” American Journal of Applied Sciences 9: 825–831. doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.825.831.
  • Suparta, W., J. Adnan, and M. A. Mohd. Ali. 2013. “Investigation of GPS PWV Variation during Lightning Activity due to Topographic Effects.” Proceeding of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IconSpace), Melaka, Malaysia, 115–119, July 1–3. doi:10.1109/IconSpace.2013.6599445.
  • Suparta, W., J. Adnan, and M. A. Mohd. Ali. 2014. “Nowcasting the Lightning Activity in Peninsular Malaysia Using the GPS PWV during the 2009 Inter-Monsoons.” Annals of Geophysics 57 (2): A0217.
  • Suparta, W., and A. Iskandar. 2013. “Modeling of Weighted Mean Temperature over the Western Pacific Region to Estimate GPS PWV.” Proceeding of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Space & Communications (IconSpace), Melaka, July 1–3, 190–193. doi:10.1109/IconSpace.2013.6599462.
  • Williams, E. 2003. “Charge Structure and Geographical Variation of Thunderclouds.” In The Lightning Flash, edited by V. Coora, 1–12. London, UK: The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
  • Williams, E. R., V. Mushtak, D. Rosenfeld, S. Goodman, and D. Boccippio. 2005. “Thermodynamic Conditions Favorable to Superlative Thunderstorm Updraft, Mixed Phase Microphysics and Lightning Flash Rate.” Atmospheric Research 76: 288–306. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2004.11.009.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.