A new high-speed weather camera above Europe and Africa records the daily frenzy of lightning storms.
Eumetsat is the intergovernmental organisation charged with managing Europe's meteorological assets in orbit.
"This is a thunderstorm which under certain circumstances grows larger and spawns more thunderstorms. The satellite picks up this area of cloud initially in south-east England but we then see the flashes of lightning develop on its forward edge as it grows and moves north-west."In Europe, forecasters already have very effective ground systems to detect lightning. The ATDNet senses a discharge from its radio frequency emission. Radar is also used.
And in Africa, where most lightning on Earth occurs, there are fewer radio frequency systems. The Meteosat information will, therefore, be particularly useful to forecasters.
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