Brief Communication: An electrifying atmospheric river – understanding the thunderstorm event in Santa Barbara County during March 2019

Nash, Deanna; Carvalho, Leila M. V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-1931-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-1931-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-1931-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 7

Brief communication

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06 Jul 2020

Brief communication |

| 06 Jul 2020

Brief Communication: An electrifying atmospheric river – understanding the thunderstorm event in Santa Barbara County during March 2019

Deanna Nash and Leila M. V. Carvalho

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review of manuscript', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Jan 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to Reviewer 1', Deanna Nash, 02 Mar 2020
RC2: 'Review of Brief Communication: An Electrifying Atmospheric River: Understanding the Thunderstorm Event in Santa Barbara County during March 2019', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Jan 2020
- AC2: 'Reply to Reviewer 2', Deanna Nash, 02 Mar 2020
RC3: 'review Nash&Carvalho', Anonymous Referee #3, 06 Jan 2020
- AC3: 'Reply to Reviewer 3', Deanna Nash, 02 Mar 2020

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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) (06 Mar 2020) by Joaquim G. Pinto

AR by Deanna Nash on behalf of the Authors (02 Apr 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Apr 2020) by Joaquim G. Pinto

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (27 Apr 2020)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (12 May 2020)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (13 May 2020) by Joaquim G. Pinto

AR by Deanna Nash on behalf of the Authors (15 May 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (03 Jun 2020) by Joaquim G. Pinto

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On 6 March 2019, during an atmospheric river (AR) event, over 8000 lightning flashes were recorded near southern California in under 24 h, resulting in a unique meteorological event for this region. This study examines the characteristics of this AR compared to previous landfalling ARs in Santa Barbara and explores how the conditions led to the formation of hail and enhanced electrification in a region that sees little to no lightning.