Scientists with the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) sent rockets into the sky and triggered lightning flashes in Shandong Province in July 2021. Lightning-triggering experiments can help to reveal the lightning discharge mechanism and its near-range electromagnetic effects. Every year, IAP organize a one-month summer campaign to investigate the causation of lightning disaster and test the lightning protection technology.
Researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics revealed how positive ground lightning strikes the area so far away from its origin.
Lightning is the result of strong convection. It can effectively indicate the upward motion and the microphysical processes of cold clouds in thunderstorms. Chinese researchers have improved the accuracy of short-term forecasts for convective rainfall using lightning data.
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