The arguments and conclusions of the commented Williams and Stanfill article in relation to the validity of the thermal and aerosol hypotheses advanced in order to explain the land-ocean contrast in lightning activity are critically re-examined. This reexamination reveals that the analysis presented by these authors is incomplete, thus weakening the corresponding conclusions.
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