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Articles | Volume 25, issue 5
Articles | Volume 25, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-1751-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-1751-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 5
Research article
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27 May 2025
Research article |  | 27 May 2025

Insights into thunderstorm characteristics from geostationary lightning jump and dive observations

Felix Erdmann and Dieter Roel Poelman

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This study provides detailed insight into the thunderstorm characteristics associated with abrupt changes in the lightning activity of a thunderstorm – lightning jumps (LJs) and lightning dives (LDs) – using geostationary satellite observations. Thunderstorms exhibiting one or multiple LJs or LDs feature characteristics similar to severe thunderstorms. Storms with multiple LJs contain strong convective updrafts and are prone to produce high rain rates, large hail, or tornadoes.
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