Number of Cells developed during the Life-time of a Thunderstorm

Spring thunderstorms over Bangalore

“…The flashing rate characteristic obtained by plotting the data as deduced from actual measurements can be smoothed by the method of moving averages. The total number of crests on the smoothed curve is a measure of the number of cells developed during the lifetime of the storm, and the time interval between successive crests or troughs is a measure of the lifetime of a cell [30].…”