Abstract

This article analyzes the important contributions made by Colombian researchers Jorge Álvarez Lleras and Julio Garavito during the 1920s and 1940s, regarding what Álvarez called Tropical Meteorology, and analyzes these contributions with the results obtained with Torres’ hypothesis. The analysis and discussion presented in this article demonstrate the contribution of fundamental aspects of tropical meteorology, with an emphasis on atmospheric physics and based on mathematical fluid models, to the scientific understanding of lightning parameters in tropical areas.

Keywords

Tropical Meteorology, Atmospheric physics, Tropical areas, Mathematical fluid models