Development of Lightning Observation Network in the Western Pacific Region for the Intensity Prediction of Severe Weather

Mitsuteru Sato1, Yukihiro Takahashi2, Kozo Yamashita3, Hisayuki Kubota1, Jun-ichi Hamada4, Eriko Momota2 and Joel Joseph Marciano5, (1)Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science, Sapporo, Japan, (2)Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, (3)Ashikaga University, Dept. of Innovative Engineering, Ashikaga, Japan, (4)Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Japan, (5)Philippine Space Agency, Quezon City, Philippines