Comparison of lightning activity in the two most  active areas of the Congo Basin

Kigotsi, Jean K.; Soula, Serge; Georgis, Jean-François

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-479-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-479-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-479-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 2

Research article

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13 Feb 2018

Research article |

| 13 Feb 2018

Comparison of lightning activity in the two most active areas of the Congo Basin

Jean K. Kigotsi, Serge Soula, and Jean-François Georgis

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RC1: 'Major Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Sep 2017
- AC1: 'Response to referee', Serge Soula, 16 Oct 2017
RC2: 'Review of “Comparison of lightning activity in the two most active areas of the Congo Basin” by J.K. Kigotsi, S. Soula and J.-F. Georgis', Earle Williams, 12 Sep 2017
- AC2: 'Response to earle Williams', Serge Soula, 16 Oct 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (27 Oct 2017) by Vassiliki Kotroni

AR by Serge Soula on behalf of the Authors (27 Oct 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (12 Nov 2017) by Vassiliki Kotroni

ED: Publish as is (14 Dec 2017) by Vassiliki Kotroni

AR by Serge Soula on behalf of the Authors (28 Dec 2017)

Short summary

The thunderstorm activity in the Congo Basin is known as the highest in the world. This paper compares the lightning flash count in two 5° × 5° areas from this region. One area in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo experiences a sharp maximum of the lightning flash density whatever the year and at any period of the year, and a very pronounced daily cycle. However, the area in the centre of the Congo Basin exhibits a lightning flash activity much more variable in location and time.