Characteristics of two different types of thunderstorms in summer over the Nagqu area in China

To investigate further the characteristics of thunderstorms on the Qinghai–Tibet plateau, a plateau vortex (PV) thunderstorm and a local thermoconvective (TC) thunderstorm over the Nagqu area are analyzed using cloud-radar, microwave-radiometer, and raindrop-spectrometer data, and their macrophysica...

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Main Authors: Zhitao Yan, Yunjun Zhou, Lei Hui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.985846/full