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Description

The Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds dataset was collected by the LIS instrument mounted on the ISS and are used to detect the distribution and variability of total lightning occurring in the Earth’s tropical and subtropical regions. This dataset consists of quality controlled science data. This data collection can be used for severe storm detection and analysis, as well as for lightning-atmosphere interaction studies. The LIS instrument makes measurements during both day and night with high detection efficiency. The data are available in both HDF-4 and netCDF-4 formats.

Product Summary

Platforms
ISS
Instruments
LIS
Projects
LIS
Spatial Extent

N: 55 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180

Location
TROPICS
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16
Data Partner
Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)
Concept ID
C2303219035-GHRC_DAAC
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
72776
Processing Level
1B
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Lightning

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

Lang, T. (2025). Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds [Dataset]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/LIS/ISSLIS/DATA211 Date Accessed: 2026-09-10

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