{"id":15009,"date":"2019-04-23T17:44:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T22:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/?p=15009"},"modified":"2019-04-30T19:01:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T00:01:16","slug":"more-lightning-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/2019\/04\/23\/more-lightning-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"More Lightning Analysis&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So far, the MFA is following the previous logic of using it as a way to identify vigorous updrafts. Below, the progression in a 15-minute period follows that correlation between the smaller flashes increasing in area indicating a strengthening cell(s). However, I could see its utility degraded in a larger-scale multicell environment with clusters close together, especially as the areas of smaller flashes increases, given the low-resolution of the grid itself. As for Total Optical Energy (TOE, at the bottom), I think there is benefit in using this product as well to monitor trends, but I had to use a different color curve for it to stand out to me more (last animation, below).<\/p>\n<p>~Gritty<\/p>\n<p>2146Z:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15010\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_2146Z_23Apr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_2146Z_23Apr.png 1715w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_2146Z_23Apr-900x447.png 900w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_2146Z_23Apr-1200x596.png 1200w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_2146Z_23Apr-600x298.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 60vw, 720px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15011\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_2146Z_23Apr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_2146Z_23Apr.png 1715w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_2146Z_23Apr-900x432.png 900w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_2146Z_23Apr-1200x576.png 1200w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_2146Z_23Apr-600x288.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 60vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2155Z:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15012\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_2155Z_23Apr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_2155Z_23Apr.png 1715w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_2155Z_23Apr-900x447.png 900w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_2155Z_23Apr-1200x596.png 1200w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_2155Z_23Apr-600x298.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 60vw, 720px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15013\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_2155Z_23Apr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_2155Z_23Apr.png 1715w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_2155Z_23Apr-900x432.png 900w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_2155Z_23Apr-1200x576.png 1200w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_2155Z_23Apr-600x288.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 60vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2200Z:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15014\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_22Z_23Apr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_22Z_23Apr.png 1715w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_22Z_23Apr-900x447.png 900w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_22Z_23Apr-1200x596.png 1200w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/0.5Z_ProbSvr_22Z_23Apr-600x298.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 60vw, 720px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15015\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_22Z_23Apr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_22Z_23Apr.png 1715w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_22Z_23Apr-900x432.png 900w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_22Z_23Apr-1200x576.png 1200w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/MFA_22Z_23Apr-600x288.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 60vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TOE Loops:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15016\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/TOE_10-min_loop.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"823\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15025\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/NEWcolors_TOE_10-min_loop.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"823\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So far, the MFA is following the previous logic of using it as a way to identify vigorous updrafts. Below, the progression in a 15-minute period follows that correlation between&#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/2019\/04\/23\/more-lightning-analysis\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":332,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[52],"class_list":["post-15009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-blogs","tag-glm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15026,"href":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15009\/revisions\/15026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}