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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-132
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-132
09 Apr 2024
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Parameterizations for global thundercloud corona discharge distributions

Sergio Soler, Francisco J. Gordillo-Vázquez, Francisco J. Pérez-Invernón, Patrick Jöckel, Torsten Neubert, Olivier Chanrion, Victor Reglero, and Nikolai Østgaard

Abstract. Four parameterizations have been developed to simulate global distributions of thundercloud streamer corona discharges (also known as Blue LUminous Events or BLUEs) mainly producing bluish optical emissions associated to the second positive system of N2 accompanied by no (or hardly detectable) 777.4 nm light emission. BLUEs occur globally between about 7 and 12 times less frequently (Soler et al., 2022) than lightning flashes. The four schemes are based on nonlinear functions of the cloud top height (CTH), the product of the convective available potential energy (CAPE) and total precipitation (TP), the product of CAPE and specific cloud liquid water content (CLWC), and the product of CAPE and specific cloud snow water content (CSWC). Considering that thunderstorms occur on hourly timescales, these parameterizations have been tested using ERA5 hourly data (except for CTH, not available in ERA5) for the meteorological variables considered, finding that the proposed BLUE schemes work fine and are consistent with observations by ASIM. Moreover, the parameterizations have been implemented in a global chemistry-climate model that generates annual and seasonal global distributions for present day and end of 21st century climate scenarios. Present day predictions are in good agreement with recent observations by the Atmosphere Space Interaction Monitor (ASIM).

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16 Sep 2024
Parameterizations for global thundercloud corona discharge distributions
Sergio Soler, Francisco J. Gordillo-Vázquez, Francisco J. Pérez-Invernón, Patrick Jöckel, Torsten Neubert, Olivier Chanrion, Victor Reglero, and Nikolai Østgaard
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 10225–10243, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10225-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10225-2024, 2024
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Sergio Soler, Francisco J. Gordillo-Vázquez, Francisco J. Pérez-Invernón, Patrick Jöckel, Torsten Neubert, Olivier Chanrion, Victor Reglero, and Nikolai Østgaard

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-132', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Apr 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Francisco Javier Perez-Invernon, 05 Jul 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-132', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Jun 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Francisco Javier Perez-Invernon, 05 Jul 2024

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-132', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Apr 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Francisco Javier Perez-Invernon, 05 Jul 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-132', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Jun 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Francisco Javier Perez-Invernon, 05 Jul 2024

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Francisco Javier Perez-Invernon on behalf of the Authors (05 Jul 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Jul 2024) by Rolf Müller
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (23 Jul 2024)
ED: Publish as is (26 Jul 2024) by Rolf Müller
AR by Francisco Javier Perez-Invernon on behalf of the Authors (02 Aug 2024)  Manuscript 

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

16 Sep 2024
Parameterizations for global thundercloud corona discharge distributions
Sergio Soler, Francisco J. Gordillo-Vázquez, Francisco J. Pérez-Invernón, Patrick Jöckel, Torsten Neubert, Olivier Chanrion, Victor Reglero, and Nikolai Østgaard
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 10225–10243, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10225-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10225-2024, 2024
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Sergio Soler, Francisco J. Gordillo-Vázquez, Francisco J. Pérez-Invernón, Patrick Jöckel, Torsten Neubert, Olivier Chanrion, Victor Reglero, and Nikolai Østgaard

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Monthly averaged in-cloud coronas extracted from EMAC simulations (T42L90MA resolution S. Soler et al. https://zenodo.org/records/10409961

Sergio Soler, Francisco J. Gordillo-Vázquez, Francisco J. Pérez-Invernón, Patrick Jöckel, Torsten Neubert, Olivier Chanrion, Victor Reglero, and Nikolai Østgaard

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Sudden local ozone (O3) enhancements have been reported in different regions of the world since the 1970s. While the hot channel of lightning strokes directly produce significant amounts of nitrogen oxide, no direct emission of O3 is expected. Corona discharges in convectively active regions could explain local O3 increases, which remains unexplained. We present the first mathematical functions that relate the global annual frequency of in-cloud coronas with four sets of meteorological variables