Lightning Climatology and Human Vulnerability to Lightning Hazards in a School Community: A Case Study in Sri Lanka using LIS Data from TRMM Satellite

Lightning Climatology and Human Vulnerability to Lightning Hazards in a School Community: A Case Study in Sri Lanka using LIS Data from TRMM Satellite

This study reported lightning climatology and human vulnerability to lightning in a 20 km × 20 km high-density school area in Colombo city in Sri Lanka from 1998 to 2014 using Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) flash data of NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). An average annual flash dens...

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Main Authors: U. G. D. Maduranga, Mahesh Edirisinghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC) Universitas Syiah Kuala 2021-12-01
Series:International Journal of Disaster Management
Subjects:
lightning flash density
lightning safety
lightning risk
30-30 rule
lis data
lightning vulnerability
Online Access:https://jurnal.usk.ac.id/IJDM/article/view/22068

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