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Latitude (Degress)

Length (Degress)

Fig. 5. Ground Flash Density of Venezuela. Years 2000-2003. (Number of Flashes/km2/year)


54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

Fig.6. 3D Chart of Ground Flash Density of Venezuela. Years 2000-2003. (Number of Flashes/km2/year)

The national average GFD resulted in 4.08 discharges/km2/yr. Five areas with a higher atmospheric activity are observed in these charts. One of these areas is a well known exceptional zone with extremely intense lightning activity is characterized with densities of more than 55 discharges to ground per km2 per year. Although it is not registered by the lightning location system, the frequency

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