主办单位:中国气象局沈阳大气环境研究所
国际刊号:ISSN 1673-503X
国内刊号:CN 21-1531/P

Journal of Meteorology and Environment ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (6): 79-85.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-503X.2021.06.010

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The distribution characteristics of ground flash and classification of lightning intensity in Hubei province from 2007 to 2019

Tian-ye YU(),Xue-liang WANG,Ke-jie ZHANG,Tao ZHAO,Xiao-fei WANG   

  1. Lightning Protection Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430074, China
  • Received:2020-06-24 Online:2021-12-30 Published:2021-12-09

Abstract:

To provide evidence for lightning protection engineering design and lightning disaster protection work, further study was carried out on lightning activity regularity in Hubei province.According to the monitored data of ground flash from 2007 to 2019, temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of lightning activity were analyzed using the mathematical statistics method.Combining two parameters, ground flash density, and lightning current intensity, the concept of lightning intensity was proposed, and the classification of lightning intensity levels in Hubei province was completed.The results show that the lightning activity in Hubei province is mainly negative lightning, which accounts for 94.7%.The average intensity for positive, negative ground flash and the whole lightning are 50.2 kA, 36.0 kA, and 37.0 kA, respectively.The lightning activities mainly occur between March and September in a year and between 14:00 and 20:00 pm in a day.The positive ground flash has a high proportion in the low incidence months and periods of lightning.The monthly variation of positive ground flash intensity appears to be a V-shaped form, while total ground flash and negative ground flash fluctuate from month to month.The daily variation of lightning current intensity shows a single-peak and single-valley type.The peak value of positive ground flash intensity appears at 09:00 and the valley value appears at 15:00.The peak value of ground flash and negative lightning intensity appears at 05:00 and the valley value appears from 13:00 to 14:00.There are regional differences in ground flash density and lightning current intensity, and the overall distribution is high in the east and low in the west.The lightning intensity in Hubei province can be divided into three levels: high, medium, and low.The high-value areas are mainly located in the confluence zone of Dabieshan Mountains, Mufushan Mountains, Jianghan Plain, and the transition zone from the western mountainous area to Jianghan Plain, while the low-value areas are mainly distributed in the southwest, northwest, and some individual edge areas of Hubei province.The median areas are mainly distributed in the central plain areas of Hubei province.

Key words: Ground flash density, Lightning current intensity, Level of lightning intensity

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