The Relationship Between Cloud Microphysics and Electrification in Southeast U.S. Storms Investigated Using Polarimetric, Cold Pool, and Lightning Characteristics

Milind Sharma1, Robin L Tanamachi1, Daniel Thomas Dawson II2, Eric C Bruning3 and Edward Mansell4, (1)Purdue University, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, United States, (2)Purdue University, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, West Lafayette, United States, (3)Texas Tech University, Lubbock, United States, (4)National Severe Storms Lab, Norman, OK, United States