
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ramachandran, V 
A1  - Kishore, A 
A1  - Kumar, S 
T1  - Mapping the cloud-to-ground lightning occurrence in Fiji
JF  - The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
JO  - S. Pac. J. Nat. App. Sci.
Y1  - 2006
VL  - 24
IS  - 1
SP  - 32
EP  - 37
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/SP06005 
N2  - Using the Time Of Group Arrival (TOGA) of sferics two year (Jan2003-Dec2004) annual average of about 3,200 and 1,200 cloud-to-ground (CG) flashes were recorded in the two larger islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, Fiji. A two year average CG flash density showed maxima of 0.80 and 0.35 flashes/km2 per year in two islands. The diurnal variation showed peak activity between 14:00 hrs- 16:00 hrs LT and the seasonal variation showed enhanced lightning incidences during November-April. Data from Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) aboard the NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite are also presented for the same period at the two locations. Lightning in a 10 km ×10 km area was compared with total rain accumulation at a site midway in the area which shows good correlation. 
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