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14 articles for “Thunderstorm”
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Radiosonde Data Analysis for Predicting the Thunderstorm Potential Instabilities in Tropics
Abstract: The Gangetic belt of West Bengal of India is one of the most effective zones of atmospheric instabilities. The formation of the instabilities follows complex method whose clear understanding is very essential. The present work reports a model for its prediction system. The instabilities at the thunderstorms in the pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons for a period of two years exhibit interesting findings. Taking support of different meteorological parameters as derived …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Space Science & Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 11–21 Read article
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The Poisson–Uma Distribution with Properties and Applications to Model Thunderstorm Events
Abstract: The discrete data available in any field of knowledge is influenced by several known and unknown factors and the factors which affect the discrete data are stochastic. The stochastic nature of discrete data is a challenge for statisticians to model and analyze with the existing discrete distributions. In the present paper, Poisson-Uma distribution, the Poisson compound of Uma distribution, has been proposed to model over-dispersed data of thunderstorm events. The …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Statistics · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 20–30 Read article
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Damage Potential of Extreme Wind Events– Downburst and Tornado
Abstract: Thunderstorms have always impressed humans and cumulonimbus cloud is one of the most visually striking and photogenic natural phenomena. Unfortunately, the thunderstorms are associated with hazardous weather. Severe thunderstorms are responsible for large amount of wind induced damage around the globe. Unlike large and continental cyclones, severe local storms intensify very rapidly and dissipate after causing damage. Lightning causes many fires around the world each year and leads to severe …
Published in Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 28–46 Read article
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Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Downburst Wind on Buildings with Various Geometrical Shapes
Abstract: A “Downburst” is an important weather phenomenon in which an airmass comes down with high velocity towards the ground from the cloud level during a thunderstorm. Thunderstorms occur frequently in the eastern and north-eastern part of India. Thunderstorms over Gangetic West Bengal and Assam is popularly known as ‘Kalbaishakhi’ and ‘Bardoisila’ respectively. Severe thunderstorms are known to cause detrimental impact on various facets of national activity like civil and defense …
Published in Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 34–41 Read article
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Numerical Investigation of Macro Flow Dynamics of Downburst Wind Over Buildings and the Interference Effect
Abstract: A “Downburst” is an important weather phenomenon in which an air mass comes down with high velocity towards the ground from the cloud level during a Thunderstorm. Thunderstorms occur frequently in the eastern and Northeastern part of India. Thunderstorms over the Gangetic West Bengal and Assam are popularly known as ‘Kalbaishakhi’ and ‘Bardoisila’, respectively. Severe thunderstorms are known to cause detrimental impact on various facets of national activity like civil …
Published in Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 11–20 Read article
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Interference Effect between Prismatic Buildings Subjected to Microburst Wind
Abstract: Severe thunderstorms are important weather phenomena which impact on various facets of national activity like civil and defense operation, particularly aviation, space vehicle launching and agriculture in addition to its damage potential to life and properties. One of the most important events in the thunderstorms is the “Downburst”. Downbursts occur when a column of descending air reaches the ground and bursts out violently. This downward motion abruptly changes direction and …
Published in Journal of Industrial Safety Engineering · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 23–31 Read article
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Firing a Laser into the Sky Diverts Lightning Offering Greater Protection to Installations
Abstract: Lightning bolts cause thousands of deaths every year worldwide. Since Benjamin Franklin’s invention of lightning rods made almost 300 years ago, the technology has not been changed even today. The same Franklin lightning rods are used on top of the buildings to steer lightning down to the ground so that they don’t pass through the buildings, and damage the structure or electrocute people. Researchers have recently developed a new type …
Published in International Journal of Photochemistry and Photochemical Research · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 46–56 Read article
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Optimization of Roof angle for Sloping Roof Buildings under Extreme Wind Conditions
Abstract: A downburst that occurs during a thunderstorm is a strong downward current of wind which comes down with high speed from the cloud level and hits the ground. After hitting the ground it spreads radially outward in all directions. These are generally destructive in nature. There are evidences of downburst causing extensive damages to buildings, electrical installations etc. In India thunderstorms often occur during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons particularly in …
Published in Journal of Construction Engineering, Technology & Management · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Plasma Tweeter Loudspeaker - A Singing ARC
Abstract: Plasma arc speaker is a loudspeaker that generates sound without a solid diaphragm by varying the air pressure and utilizing a high voltage arc. It makes sound by heating air that causes air to expand in the same way as in thunderstorm. The grumbles and growls we hear in thunderstorm come from the quick expansion of the air surrounding the lightning bolt due to sudden increase in temperature. This produces …
Published in Journal of Microelectronics and Solid State Devices · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 26–35 Read article
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On the Relationship between Equivalent Potential Temperature (theta-e) and Convective Rain over Nigeria and Togo
Abstract: Convective precipitation is a key feature of West Africa's climate, driven by the West African monsoon system. Accurate forecasting of convective storms is challenging but essential for disaster mitigation in the region. This study investigates the ability of using equivalent potential temperature (theta-e) for predicting convective rainfall events in West Africa. Theta-e combines the thermodynamic effects of moisture and temperature to represent total energy available for convection. Daily rainfall and …
Published in International Journal of Atmosphere · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 26–43 Read article
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Weather Information Prototype Using WeMos based on IoT
Abstract: The Internet of Things (IoT) is an internet revolution that continuously streams live data on the status of the entire planet, including things like humidity, temperature, thunderstorms, earthquakes, floods, etc. which could endanger human life. According to our research, a low-cost weather monitoring and informing the system that outputs on an OLED display and accesses meteorological data for any location using a cloud database management system is feasible. This suggested …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Modeling of Overvoltage Protection by Lightning for a Grid-tied Solar Power System: A case of Vietnam
Abstract: AbstractThe solar power system has been widely developed due to its environmental friendliness and sustainability. Normally, PV panels would be preferable to set up on rooftop of building or free-standing in unsheltered areas. Therefore, the negative impacts on these systems from bad weather conditions, like storms and lightning, have been evident. Vietnam is located in the region of tropical monsoon weather, especially one of the three strongest thunderstorm areas in …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 27–40 Read article
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Boosting Decision Tree Algorithm for Weather Prediction
Abstract: Data mining is the computer assisted process which predicts behaviors and future trends by digging through and analyzing enormous sets of data and then extracting the meaningful data. It is used to answer questions that traditionally were very time consuming to resolve. This feature makes it useful to predict meteorological data that is weather prediction. Weather prediction is a necessary application in meteorology and has been one of the most …
Published in Journal of Advanced Database Management & Systems · Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 21–30 Read article
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Classification and Prediction of Weather Forecasting Dataset by using Artificial Neural Network
Abstract: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 In the growing field of technology, wireless medium is playing a very important role. In this survey paper, different models which were used in the past for weather forecasting are discussed. In today’s Internet Technology, one of the most interesting model for accessing of various features. It shows how different models are important for different purposes. As it can be seen …
Published in Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2011 · pp. 1–4 Read article