DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-03870-8
论文题名: The major lightning regions and associated casualties over India
作者: Yadava P.K. ; Soni M. ; Verma S. ; Kumar H. ; Sharma A. ; Payra S.
刊名: Natural Hazards
ISSN: 0921030X
出版年: 2020
卷: 101, 期: 1 起始页码: 217
结束页码: 229
语种: 英语
中文关键词: Casualty
; FRD
; Lightning flash count
; Lightning hazards
; TRMM/LIS
英文关键词: correlation
; disaster management
; hazard assessment
; lightning
; satellite data
; sensor
; spatial distribution
; TRMM
; India
英文摘要: Lightning, a climate-related highly localized natural phenomenon, claims lives and damage properties. These losses could only be reduced by the identification of active seasons and regions of lightning. The present study identifies and correlates the lightning-prone regions with the number of casualties reported over India at the state/union territory level. The seasonal and monthly composite satellite data of Lightning Imaging Sensor for the duration of 16 years (1998–2013) have been analyzed in this study for the identification of the major lightning-prone seasons and regions over India. The casualties due to lightning have also been estimated using data from Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India, National Crime Record Bureau report of India. The spatial distribution analysis reveals that lightning occurs mostly in hilly regions over India throughout the year (26 flash/sq. km/yr) and, however, causes lesser casualties because of the sparse population over the hilly terrain. The seasonal analysis reveals the most lightning phenomena occur during the pre-monsoon period (40–45 flash/sq. km/yr) over the northeast region of India. During the winter period, the lightning dominates over the northern parts of India such as Jammu and Kashmir. The state-wise casualties’ study reveals that maximum casualties are reported in Madhya Pradesh (313 deaths), Maharashtra (281 deaths) and Orissa (255 deaths) on an average per annum. The favorable climatic conditions, such as availability of moisture content, unstable atmosphere and strong convection, cause severe cases of lightning over the regions of Orissa and Maharashtra. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168813
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作者单位: Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India; Department of Physics, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Extension Centre Jaipur, 27 Malviya Industrial Area, Jaipur, 302017, India; DST‐Mahamana Centre of Excellence in Climate Change Research, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India; Department of Geoinformatics, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, 835205, India
Recommended Citation:
Yadava P.K.,Soni M.,Verma S.,et al. The major lightning regions and associated casualties over India[J]. Natural Hazards,2020-01-01,101(1)