Oscar van der Velde
Researcher of lightning, sprites and gigantic jets, at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, province of Barcelona, Spain since 2008. (elma.upc.edu)
LightningWizard convective weather maps (lightningwizard.com) and forecaster at European Storm Forecast Experiment (estofex.org) since 2002.
Session
A 3D Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) is a regional network of VHF sensors locating lightning channels within the cloud with high precision. An interactive visualization & analysis tool is developed using Julia and Makie to study the features of lightning flashes, the charge structure of thunderstorms and the evolution of 3D storm activity, and network performance. This talk will explain how Julia is used in the lightning data processing, its visualization, and performance lessons.