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Temporal Distribution of Thunderstorm Activity in Southern Region of Peninsular Malaysia

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Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Robotics, Vision, Signal Processing and Power Applications (RoViSP 2021)

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Abstract

An eight-year (2011–2018) study of thunderstorm activity in the southern region of Peninsular Malaysia is presented based on the lightning data obtained from the Lightning Detection Network System (LDNS) operated by TNB-Research (TNBR). This study aims to enhance regional knowledge and analyse the temporal variation of thunderstorm activity in the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The main findings of this study indicated an increasing pattern of thunderstorm activity within the 8-year period of observation, and the mean annual rate was approximately 163,426 per year. About 13.2% of total CG lightning was +CG lightning, while 86.8% was dominated by -CG lightning. Even though more than 93% of annual lightning was dominated by −CG lightning, the yearly observations revealed that the number of +CG lightning has increased over the years. Therefore, further research and consideration of the −CG and +CG lightning activity is essential in this region in order to enhance and improve the current lightning protection system and predict the lightning and thunderstorm activity, particularly for directly and indirectly affected sectors and industries.

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The authors would like to thank Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), which provided financial and management support for this research. The cooperation from lightning technical expert Ir. Noradlina Abdullah and TNBR’s technical staff is highly appreciated. This research uses data provided by the Lightning Detection System Network (LDSN), managed by the Lightning Detection System Laboratory, TNB Research Sdn. Bhd. (TNBR), for research and educational purposes.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

    Shirley Anak Rufus, Nurul ‘Izzati Hashim & Noor Syazwani Mansor

  2. School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai Johor, Malaysia

    Shirley Anak Rufus, N. A. Ahmad & Z. A. Malek

  3. Institute of High Voltage and High Current (IVAT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai Johor, Malaysia

    Shirley Anak Rufus, N. A. Ahmad & Z. A. Malek

  4. Lightning and Earthing Unit, TNB Research Sdn Bhd (TNBR), Selangor, Malaysia

    Noradlina Abdullah

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Rufus, S.A., Ahmad, N.A., Malek, Z.A., Abdullah, N., Hashim, N.‘., Mansor, N.S. (2024). Temporal Distribution of Thunderstorm Activity in Southern Region of Peninsular Malaysia. In: Ahmad, N.S., Mohamad-Saleh, J., Teh, J. (eds) Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Robotics, Vision, Signal Processing and Power Applications. RoViSP 2021. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1123. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9005-4_16

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