Author: Pinto Neto, Osmar; Pinto, Iara R.C.A.; Pinto, Osmar
Title: Lightning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil Cord-id: yqt2axep Document date: 2020_10_7
ID: yqt2axep
Snippet: This study is concerned with the effects of a decrease in the air pollution concentration on the lightning characteristics of two large Brazilian cities. The decrease in air pollution happened from March 20, till April 02, 2020, and it was caused by the social distancing effort to contain the COVID-19 spread in the cities. In São Paulo, the ratio between cloud-to-ground to intracloud flashes and the average peak current of negative cloud-to-ground flashes significantly decreased; whereas in Bel
Document: This study is concerned with the effects of a decrease in the air pollution concentration on the lightning characteristics of two large Brazilian cities. The decrease in air pollution happened from March 20, till April 02, 2020, and it was caused by the social distancing effort to contain the COVID-19 spread in the cities. In São Paulo, the ratio between cloud-to-ground to intracloud flashes and the average peak current of negative cloud-to-ground flashes significantly decreased; whereas in Belo Horizonte, the ratio between positive and negative cloud-to-ground flashes significantly increased with respect to the values in previous years.
Search related documents:
Co phrase search for related documents- Try single phrases listed below for: 1
Co phrase search for related documents, hyperlinks ordered by date