Nowcasting of a thunderstorm: The case study of 2 february, 2015 at istanbul ataturk international airport

Velı Yavuz, Emrah Tuncay Özdemır*, Alı Denız

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Abstract

In this study; on 2 February, 2015, a thunderstorm that took place at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport (ICAO: LTBA) was examined and the importance of " nowcasting” was emphasized. This study was performed in order to investigate earlier predictability of this phenomenon. Within the scope of the research, radar products and lightning observations were used as nowcasting tools. Also, the sea surface temperatures measured by the Turkish State Meteorological Service (TSMS) in the Marmara Sea were also evaluated. The result is that a thunderstorm and its intensity can be estimated from approximately 42 minutes to 57 minutes in advance. This is an important topic of study in order to provide more consistent results when preparing forecasts issued by airport meteorological office.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-32
Number of pages12
JournalMausam
Volume71
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2020

Bibliographical note

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Funding

We would like to thank the Turkish State Meteorological Service for the data used in this study. Many parts of the results of the study were discussed at the 2nd Meteorological Remote Sensing Symposium and were published in the symposium book by Özdemir et al. (2015). The author would like to thank Hakkı Baltacı, Mert Uluyazı and Kenan Alparslan for their help. Also, the authors thank the editor and two anonymous reviewers for improving the manuscript. Lastly, the contents and views expressed in this research article are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations they belong to.

FundersFunder number
Turkish State Meteorological Service

    Keywords

    • Istanbul ataturk international airport
    • Lightning
    • Nowcasting
    • Radar images
    • Sea surface temperature (SST)

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