Characteristics of Thunderstorms and Lightning at the Taklimakan Desert Hinterland
The characteristics of thunderstorm and lightning at the Taklimakan desert hinterland area(Tazhong weather station) were analyzed by using of the meteorological observational data during 1996-2010.The results show as follows: the annual mean days number of thunderstorms and lightning at the Tazhong area was 9.3 and 2.7d respectively;thunderstorms and lightning occurred mainly from April to September,and mostly in July;there were almost no thunderstorms and lighting from late October to the next March;the average first date of thunderstorm is 1st of June,while average ending date was 5th of August;the thunderstorms occurred mainly from afternoon to midnight.The thunderstorms at the Tazhong area were mostly short-term less than 30 minutes and their most directions were in west and north.