Phoenix, Arizona, a hole in the coverage?
#3
(2014-07-24, 09:54)Dr Obbins Wrote: This was an answer to a similar question and basically applies to yours as well. More stations are still needed in the USA.
Quote:Between the DC region and Florida, there is indeed a "gap" without stations. Typically, to detect strikes in NC would probably require the participation of (at the closest) some of the DC region stations, Florida stations, and Kentucky stations. So lower-intensity strikes might get missed, anyway, due to the distance...and if enough of the surrounding stations are in interference mode due to storms in their immediate vicinity, stations even farther away would need to do the detecting. It's a situation higher density of stations will help quite a bit.

It's also possible that the strikes were cloud-to-cloud, which the Blitzortung system (like most lightning detection networks) filters out.

Thanks,

Observationally, we do have a lot of cloud to cloud strikes here. That could very well explain what I saw on the map since nearby areas (100 - 200 miles away) did register.

Is there a map that shows where the stations are?
Reply


Messages In This Thread
RE: Phoenix, Arizona, a hole in the coverage? - by jerrya - 2014-07-24, 21:14

Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  How to improve lightning strike data in areas with low coverage AaronMaudlin 0 80 2024-03-26, 06:42
Last Post: AaronMaudlin
  Detector Coverage For Western Australia Smithy 0 2,826 2022-03-01, 12:36
Last Post: Smithy
  Coverage in Sweden falling off TheLea 0 5,971 2019-09-19, 19:05
Last Post: TheLea
  The hole world at the same time dusanofrode 4 23,154 2018-07-29, 15:58
Last Post: DnNclsn
  Let's get some global coverage lasse 1 12,817 2016-09-18, 09:37
Last Post: pmorrison

Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)