A Study of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Activity in Mesoscale  Convective Systems
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The mesoscale convective systems (MCS) are one of the                      greatest lightning producing weather systems in the continental                 United States.  The lightning flash rates from an individual MCS                typically exceed 1000 flashes per hour, lasting for several                     hours.  Collaborating with Dr. MacGorman of the National Severe                 Storms Laboratory, Professor Rutledge will examine the                          relationship between the position and polarity of lightning                     strikes and the dynamical and microphysical structure of the                    mesoscale convective systems.  Data to be exploited include those               collected by the lightning detection finders and dual Doppler                   radars, as well as satellite infrared measurements made during                  the PRE-STORM project, which took place in Oklahoma and Kansas                  during May-June 1985.                                                                This joint, unambiguous treatment of lightning activities                  and the evolution of mesoscale convective systems is a first of                 its kind.
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