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Lightning‐Produced Nitrogen Oxides Per Flash Length Obtained by Using TROPOMI Observations and the Ebro Lightning Mapping Array

Published:2023-12-12 Issue:24 Volume:50 Page:
ISSN:0094-8276
Container-title:Geophysical Research Letters
language:en
Short-container-title:Geophysical Research Letters

Author:

Pérez‐Invernón Francisco J.¹^ORCID,Gordillo‐Vázquez Francisco J.¹,van der Velde Oscar²^ORCID,Montanyá Joan²^ORCID,López Trujillo Jesús Alberto²^ORCID,Pineda Nicolau²³^ORCID,Huntrieser Heidi⁴^ORCID,Valks Pieter⁵,Loyola Diego⁵^ORCID,Seo Sora⁵^ORCID,Erbertseder Thilo⁶^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA) CSIC Granada Spain

2. Lightning Research Group Technical University of Catalonia Terrassa Spain

3. Meteorological Service of Catalonia Barcelona Spain

4. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft‐ und Raumfahrt Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre Wessling Germany

5. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft‐ und Raumfahrt Methodik der Fernerkundung Wessling Germany

6. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft‐ und Raumfahrt Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Wessling Germany

Abstract

AbstractLightning is one of the main sources of NOx in the Earth's atmosphere. However, there is a large variability in NOx production during the lifetime of thunderstorms. In this study, we used the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) cloud and NO2 research products along with Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) measurements to investigate the possible relation between the amount of NOx produced per lightning flash and flash channel length in the Ebro Valley. We found that there is a positive relationship between both variables. In turn, the vertical structure of the analyzed lightning flashes indicates that longer flashes could release more LNOx at lower altitudes than shorter flashes, while higher flash rates produce less LNOx per flash.

Funder

'la Caixa' Foundation

Agencia Estatal de Investigación

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

Publisher

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences,Geophysics

Link

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2023GL104699

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