Operational Applications of the Real-Time National Lightning Detection NetworkData at the NWSO Tucson, AZ

摘要

Real-time data from the National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) were used inthe operational setting at the NWSO at Tucson, Arizona since February of 1995. A summary of the utility of real-time lightning data at Tucson is presented. Lightning data were used for backup power decisions, improved public safety information, to mitigate the effects of radar beam blockage, analyze storm structure, monitor low topped convection, observe thunderstorms in Mexico and summarize national lightning activity.