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This study focuses on 19 years of lightning-activity data, recorded from Italian Lightning Detection Network SIRF, part of the European network EUCLID (European Cooperation for Lightning Detection). Preliminary analysis was dedicated to the spatial and temporal assessment of lightning through detection in the Central Mediterranean area, focusing on yearly and monthly data. Temporal and spatial features have been analyzed, measuring clustering through the application of global Moran\u2019s I statistics and spatial local autocorrelation; a Mann\u2013Kendall trend test was performed on monthly series aggregating the original data on a 5 \u00d7 5 km cell. A local statistically significant trend emerged from the analysis, suggesting possible linkage between surface warming and lightning activity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs11131601","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,5]],"date-time":"2019-07-05T11:44:16Z","timestamp":1562327056000},"page":"1601","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["High-Resolution Lightning Detection and Possible Relationship with Rainfall Events over the Central Mediterranean Area"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3661-2538","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Guido","family":"Paliaga","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CNR IRPI Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, 10135 Torino, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9582-3058","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlo","family":"Donadio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"DiSTAR\u2014Department of Earth Sciences, Environment and Resources, University of Naples Federico II, University Campus of Monte Sant\u2019Angelo, 80126 Napoli, Italy"}]},{"given":"Marina","family":"Bernardi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CESI S.p.A.\u2014SIRF and Meteo Laboratory ISMES division, 20134 Milano, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7624-1300","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francesco","family":"Faccini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CNR IRPI Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, 10135 Torino, Italy"},{"name":"DISTAV Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genova, Italy"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,5]]},"reference":[{"doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Rakov, V.A., and Uman, M.A. (2003). 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