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Description

The GOES-R PLT Lightning Instrument Package (LIP) dataset consists of electrical field measurements of lightning and navigation data collected by the Lightning Instrument Package (LIP) flown aboard a NASA ER-2 high-altitude aircraft during the GOES-R Post Launch Test (PLT) airborne science field campaign. The GOES-R PLT airborne science field campaign took place between March 21 and May 17, 2017 in support of the post-launch product validation of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) and the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM). These data files are available in ASCII format with browse imagery available in PDF format.

Product Summary

Platforms
NASA ER-2
Instruments
LIP
Spatial Extent
N: 43.573 S: 26.449 E: -72.202 W: -124.625
Geographic Region
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2017-03-21 to 2017-05-17
Data Partner
Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)
Concept ID
c1979116062-ghrc_daac
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
1A
Published
Updated

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Richard Blakeslee, D. M. (2025). GOES-R PLT Lightning Instrument Package (LIP) [Data set]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/GOESRPLT/LIP/DATA101 Date Accessed: 2025-07-07

Documents

Title Not Provided GOES-R PLT Field Campaign Collection DOI
PUBLICATIONS General matrix inversion technique for the calibration of electric field sensor arrays on aircraft platforms
PUBLICATIONS A low-noise, microprocessor-controlled, internally digitizing rotating-vane electric field mill for airborne platforms
PUBLICATIONS Retrieving storm electric fields from aircraft field mill data. Part II: Applications
USER'S GUIDE The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset

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