| contributor author | Robinson, P. J. | |
| contributor author | Easterling, D. R. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T14:02:09Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T14:02:09Z | |
| date copyright | 1988/01/01 | |
| date issued | 1988 | |
| identifier issn | 0894-8763 | |
| identifier other | ams-11288.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4146499 | |
| description abstract | The frequency distributions of thunderstorm durations were analyzed for 30 years at 36 stations in the United States in order to develop an appropriate summarizing statistic for durations. The incomplete gamma function provides a close fit to the observations for all stations and can be used to specify for any station the probability of encountering storms with any selected range of durations. Preliminary analyses of the spatial and seasonal distribution of the coefficients suggest that regional clusters occur, indicating the potential for the development of a nationwide thunderstorm duration climatology. Storms lasting 3 h or longer are infrequent but display a spatial pattern differing from that of short duration storms. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | The Frequency Distribution of Thunderstorm Durations | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 27 | |
| journal issue | 1 | |
| journal title | Journal of Applied Meteorology | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0450(1988)027<0077:TFDOTD>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 77 | |
| journal lastpage | 82 | |
| tree | Journal of Applied Meteorology:;1988:;volume( 027 ):;issue: 001 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |