Boltek Lightning/2000 - Manual (Page 119)

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Counters | Flash rates | CG flashes
Toggle the display of the CG flash rate counter. A CG
flash is a cloud-to-ground bolt of lightning.
Counters | Flash rates | IC flashes
Toggle the display of the IC flash rate counter. An IC
flash is a bolt or streak of lightning that occurs in the
clouds or between clouds and does not connect with
the ground.
Counters | Flash rates | +CG flashes
Toggle the display of the +CG flash rate counter.
+CG flashes are more typically associated with severe
storms, though they can occur in any thunderstorm.
Counters | Flash rates | -CG flashes
Toggle the display of the –CG flash rate counter. –
CG flashes are the more usual kind of cloud-to-ground
lightning, and occur in virtually every thunderstorm.
Counters | Flash rates | +IC flashes
Toggle the display of the +IC flash rate counter.
Counters | Flash rates | -IC flashes
Toggle the display of the –IC flash rate counter.
Counters | Percentages | CG%
Toggle the display of the CG% counter.
CG strokes are cloud-to-ground strokes. The majority
of strokes in a typical thunderstorm are CG strokes. A
lower percentage of CG strokes (or flashes, when in