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On the sensitivity of cloud-to-ground lightning activity to surface air temperature changes at different timescales in São Paulo, Brazil by Pinto Jr, O., Pinto, I. R. C. A.

“…This paper presents a study about the sensitivity of cloud‐to‐ground (CG) lightning activity to changes in surface air temperature at daily, monthly, yearly,…”
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A study of the long-term variability of thunderstorm days in southeast Brazil by Pinto Jr, O., Pinto, I. R. C. A., Ferro, M. A. S.

“…In this report thunderstorm day monthly records obtained in three cities of southeast Brazil (São Paulo, Campinas, and Rio de Janeiro) since the 19th century…”
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Thunderstorm incidence in southeastern Brazil estimated from different data sources by Naccarato, K. P., Pinto, I. R. C. A.

“…This paper describes a comparative analysis of the thunderstorm incidence in southeastern Brazil obtained from thunderstorm days observed at two different…”
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Climatology of large peak current cloud-to-ground lightning flashes in southeastern Brazil by Pinto Jr, O., Pinto, I. R. C. A., de Campos, D. R., Naccarato, K. P.

“…The goal of this article is to present the first climatology of large peak current cloud‐to‐ground (LPCCG) flashes in southeastern Brazil, in terms of flash…”
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Monthly distribution of cloud-to-ground lightning flashes as observed by lightning location systems by Pinto Jr, O., Naccarato, K. P., Pinto, I. R. C. A., Fernandes, W. A., Neto, O. Pinto

“…This paper presents a comparison among the mean monthly distributions of the number of cloud‐to‐ground (CG) flashes, the percentage of positive CG flashes and…”
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The influence of topography on the cloud-to-ground lightning density in South Brazil by Bourscheidt, V., Pinto, O., Naccarato, K.P., Pinto, I.R.C.A.

“…A comparative analysis between cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning density and terrain parameters (altitude and terrain slope) in South Brazil is presented. This…”
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Evidence of thermal and aerosol effects on the cloud-to-ground lightning density and polarity over large urban areas of Southeastern Brazil by Naccarato, K. P., Pinto Jr, O., Pinto, I. R. C. A.

“…The Brazilian lightning detection network detected about 310,000 cloud‐to‐ground flashes over three large metropolitan areas in Southeastern Brazil during…”
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Anomalous lightning activity over the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo due to urban effects by Farias, W.R.G., Pinto, O., Naccarato, K.P., Pinto, I.R.C.A

“…A significant enhancement in the number of negative cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning and a decrease in the percentage of positive CG flashes are observed over…”
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Maximum cloud-to-ground lightning flash densities observed by lightning location systems in the tropical region: A review by Pinto, O., Pinto, I.R.C.A., Naccarato, K.P.

“…A comprehensive review of maximum cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning flash densities observed in the tropical region by different Lightning Location Systems (LLS)…”
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Urban effect on the characteristics of cloud-to-groundlightning over Belo Horizonte-Brazil by Pinto, I. R. C. A., Pinto, O., Gomes, M. A. S. S., Ferreira, N. J.

“…An 8-year climatological analysis (1989–1996) of lightning network data over Belo Horizonte, a large city located in Southeastern Brazil, and nearby…”
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About the direction of motion, polarity and multiplicity of lightning flashes hitting towers: a comparative analysis of data gathered in Brazil and Switzerland by PINTO, O. JR, GUEDES, D. G, SABA, M. M. F, PINTO, I. R. C. A, LACERDA, M

“…After 17 years of research at Morro do Cachimbo station (MC) in Brazil, 51 flashes with strokes higher than 2 kA were registered. The data are compared with…”
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The intracloud/cloud-to-ground lightning ratio in Southeastern Brazil by de Souza, P.E., Pinto, O., Pinto, I.R.C.A., Ferreira, N.J., dos Santos, A.F.

“…The intracloud to cloud-to-ground lightning flash ratio ( Z) has been estimated for the first time in Southeastern Brazil and in the tropical region using the…”
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Thunderstorm and lightning characteristics associated with sprites in Brazil by Pinto Jr, O., Saba, M. M. F., Pinto, I. R. C. A., Tavares, F. S. S., Naccarato, K. P., Solorzano, N. N., Taylor, M. J., Pautet, P. D., Holzworth, R. H.

“…A study of the thunderstorm and cloud‐ground lightning characteristics associated with sprite events observed in Brazil is presented. The study is based on…”
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Cloud-to-ground lightning in southeastern Brazil in 1993: 1. Geographical distribution by Pinto, O., Pinto, I. R. C. A., Gomes, M. A. S. S., Vitorello, I., Padilha, A. L., Diniz, J. H., Carvalho, A. M., Filho, A. Cazetta

“…About 1.1 million cloud‐to‐ground lightning flashes were recorded by a lightning positioning and tracking system in southeastern Brazil in 1993. The 1‐year…”
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A comparative analysis of lightning data from lightning networks and LIS sensor in the North and Southeast of Brazil by Pinto Jr, O., Pinto, I. R. C. A., de Faria, H. H.

“…Intracloud and cloud‐to‐ground (CG) lightning data in the North and Southeast regions of Brazil are compared based on observations from 01 October 1999 to 13…”
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Cloud-to-ground lightning in southeastern Brazil in 1993: 2. Time variations and flash characteristics by Pinto, I. R. C. A., Pinto, O., Rocha, R. M. L., Diniz, J. H., Carvalho, A. M., Filho, A. Cazetta

“…About 1.1 million cloud‐to‐ground lightning flashes were recorded by a lightning positioning and tracking system in southeastern Brazil in 1993. The data have…”
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Evidence of a link between Amazon fires and lightning by Pinto Neto, O., Pinto, I.R.C.A., Pinto Junior, O., Williams, E.R.

“…The number of fires in the Amazon region increased dramatically at the beginning of 2022 compared to 2021. Considering that this period is also characterized…”
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Lightning casualty demographics in Brazil and their implications for safety rules by Cardoso, I, Pinto, O Jr, Pinto, IRCA, Holle, R

“…A 10-year study of lightning fatalities in Brazil is presented. It is the most complete study undertaken in South America. The study indicates the death rates…”
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Stratospheric conductivity measurements in Brazil by Saba, M. M. F., Pinto, O., Pinto, I. R. C. A.

“…On January 26, 1994, a coordinated campaign was conducted to study the stratospheric conductivity in Brazil. The measurements were obtained, each 10 min, by a…”
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Stratospheric balloon measurements of electric fields associated with thunderstorms and lightning in Brazil by Saba, M. M. F., Pinto, O., Pinto, I. R. C. A., Mendes, O.

“…Measurements of electric fields associated with thunderstorms and lightning were obtained during two balloon flights carrying double‐probe electric field…”
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