Country / Language France Lightning under surveillance YOUR ACTIVITY YOUR NEEDS OUR OFFER METEOROLOGICAL Mobile lightning Results 1st semester 2014: a month of June among the most struck by lightning for 20 years Home Your activity Weather WEATHER FORECAST Hydro-meteorological services use lightning data for their internal use to improve weather forecasts and to carry out climatological studies. In addition, these organizations can provide lightning data to their users and thus offer value-added services. Client area User Password Forgot your password Become a customer Lightning data for a hydro-meteorological service Many hydro-meteorological organizations around the world are already using lightning data in an operational manner as part of their information and prevention mission. In England, France, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Spain and Switzerland, the hydro-meteorological service has and operates its own lightning detection network. In other countries, the meteorological service is the reference user of the lightning detection network operator, whether the operator is an electric transport operator or a service provider. Lightning data, by virtue of their precision and continuity, provide a reliable complement to radar data and satellite images; they have no delays or artifacts and are easy to interpret. Lightning strikes are an excellent indicator of thunderstorm activity, they make it possible to locate cumulonimbus clouds and wind shears, to estimate the speed of movement of convective cells and the time remaining before a thunderstorm reaches a site. given. Forecasters use lightning data as a complement to other data and in particular for their real-time aspect. Nowcasting is therefore a reference application for lightning data. Climatologists use the data to identify trends in regions or over distinct time periods. Analyzes use the information to complete case studies, incident reports and to support the analysis of exceptional situations. Lightning data is used in the context of air traffic, whether for airport briefings for “en route” phases; they are also used for civil security applications such as forest fire prevention, flood management, etc. Lightning data is also integrated into the products provided by the weather services to their customers. Either as an additional layer of information or merged with other sources (radar, satellite). Who are we Legal Notice Terms of Sales Sitemap Contact