Lightning activity in Belgium during 2001&amp;#x2013;2011

Poelman, D. R.; Delobbe, Laurent; Crabbé, Marcel; Bouquegneau, Christian

doi:10.1109/iclp.2012.6344220

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“…The highest density of lightning flashes in the world is observed in the Congo basin (80 flashes/km 2 / year; Christian et al, 2003). Belgium is at moderate risk, with about 35,000 lightning flashes to the ground per year, with a mean flash density of~1/km 2 /year (Poelman et al, 2012). Thunderstorms are more frequent during the summer months, coinciding with an increased incidence of LRF declarations.…”

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“…These four parameters were the presence of singe lesions, the presence of a tree with signs of recent lightning impact, the presence of a filled gastrointestinal tract or the presence of typical gross lesions at postmortem examination. To estimate the seasonal effect, a binary variable was constructed involving the known risk months for lightning storms (May-September) compared to the other months (Poelman et al, 2012).…”

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