Intra-cluster and inter-cluster time correlations in lightning sequences

The time-clustering behavior of lightning data measured from April to October 2002 in an area of southern Italy has been analyzed by using the Allan factor statistics. The results point out to the presence of two time-scaling regions, which reveal intra-cluster (inside an individual thunderstorm) an...

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Published inPhysica A Vol. 356; no. 2; pp. 655 - 661
Main Authors Telesca, Luciano, Bernardi, Marina, Rovelli, Cinzia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 15.10.2005
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Allan factor
Fractals
Lightning
Time-clustering
Fractals
Time-clustering
Allan factor
Lightning
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Summary:The time-clustering behavior of lightning data measured from April to October 2002 in an area of southern Italy has been analyzed by using the Allan factor statistics. The results point out to the presence of two time-scaling regions, which reveal intra-cluster (inside an individual thunderstorm) and inter-cluster (among successive thunderstorms) time-correlation properties of lightning data.
ISSN:0378-4371
1873-2119
DOI:10.1016/j.physa.2005.02.090