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Database Design for the Evaluation of On-shore and Off-Shore Storm Characteristics over East Central Florida

Author
Wilson, Jennifer G.
Published
January 4, 2015.
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Brown, Robert G. and Simpson, Amy A.
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Summary
Data from multiple sources is needed to investigate lightning characteristics over differing terrain (on-shore vs. off-shore) by comparing natural cloud-to-ground lightning behavior differences depending on the characteristics of attachment mediums. The KSC Lightning Research Database (KLRD) was created to reduce manual data entry time and aid research by combining information from various data sources into a single record for each unique lightning event of interest. The KLRD uses automatic data handling functions to import data from a lightning detection network and identify and record lighting events of interest. Additional automatic functions import data from the NASA Buoy 41009 (located approximately 20 miles off the coast) and the KSC Electric Field Mill network, then match these electric field mill values to the corresponding lightning events. The KLRD calculates distances between each lightning event and the various electric field mills, aids in identifying the location type for each stroke (i.e., on-shore vs. off-shore, etc.), provides statistics on the number of strokes per flash, and produces customizable reports for quick retrieval and logical display of data. Data from February 2014 to date covers 48 unique storm dates with 2295 flashes containing 5700 strokes, of which 2612 are off-shore and 1003 are on-shore. The number of strokes per flash ranges from 1 to 22. The ratio of single to subsequent stroke flashes is 1.29 for off-shore strokes and 2.19 for on-shore strokes.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 20150001357.
KSC-E-DAA-TN19523.
American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting; 4-8 Jan. 2015; Phoenix, AZ; United States.
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