Lightning activity behavior over Bogota - Colombia due to urban effect

Abstract

This paper presents the lighting activity behavior over Bogota (Colombia) and its comparison with some adjacent regions due to urban effect. The study was developed using a methodology presented by Jvar and others in [1]. In order to achieve the goals, 6 years of lightning data from SID (one of the Colombian lighting location systems) and particulate matter PM10 data from the Air (Quality Network of Bogota - RMCAB were used. the results show an increase of lighting activity over Bogota on approximately 200% during the evaluated period.