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Description

The Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Science Data was collected by the LIS instrument on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite used to detect the distribution and variability of total lightning occurring in the Earth’s tropical and subtropical regions. This data 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. These data are available in both HDF-4 and netCDF-4 formats, with corresponding browse images in GIF format.

Product Summary

Platforms
TRMM
Instruments
LIS
Projects
TRMM
Spatial Extent

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

Location
TROPICS
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1998-01-01 to 2015-04-08
Data Partner
Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)
Concept ID
C1983762329-GHRC_DAAC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
194676
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Lightning ,
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.

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Blakeslee, R. (2025). Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM Science Data [Dataset]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/LIS/LIS/DATA201 Date Accessed: 2026-08-15

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A Multiband Optical-Radio View of Lightning Return Strokes Exposes Leal, A. F. R., Wemhoner, J., da Silva, C. L., Sonnenfeld, R. G. Lightning, Lightning
Lightning Climatology Datasets from TRMM LIS, ISS LIS, and OTD Cecil, Daniel J., Buechler, Dennis E., Lang, Timothy J., Virts, Katrina S., Mach, Douglas M. Lightning, Lightning, Lightning, Lightning
Electricity consumption: The role of grid reliability in appliance ownership and usage in Rwanda Mugyenyi, Joel, Sutil, Gabriel Gonzalez, Modi, Vijay Lightning, Lightning
Analysis of South Atlantic Anomaly Influence on Low-Earth Orbit Clark, A. G., Lang, T. J., Fung, S., Mach, D., Buechler, D. E., Cecil, D. J. Lightning, Lightning
Contributions of lightning to long-term trends and inter-annual variability in global atmospheric chemistry constrained by Schumann Resonance observations Wang, Xiaobo, Zhang, Yuzhong, Bozoki, Tamas, Liang, Ruosi, Xie, Xinchun, Zhao, Shutao, Wang, Rui, Zhao, Yujia, Sun, Shuai Nitrogen Dioxide, Lightning, Lightning
Environmental drivers of spatial variation in tropical forest canopy height: Insights from NASA's GEDI spaceborne LiDAR Liu, Shaoqing, Csillik, Ovidiu, Ordway, Elsa M., Chang, Li-Ling, Longo, Marcos, Keller, Michael, Moorcroft, Paul R. Plant Phenology, Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Lidar, Topography, Vegetation Height, Lightning, Lightning
Relationship between TTI and Various Thunderstorm Related Parameters over Kerala, India Umakanth, N., Biswasharma, Rupraj, Gogineni, Rajesh, Kumar, P. Vinay, Lal, D. M., Deshpande, Sachin M., Rao, M. C. Lightning, Lightning
Inter-Annual Lightning Variability within the TRMM LIS Dataset Using an ENSO Perspective Clark, Austin G., Cecil, Daniel J. Lightning, Lightning
The Thunderstorms With the Greatest Lightning Densities on Earth Peterson, Michael Lightning, Lightning
Bayesian analysis of the detection performance of the lightning imaging sensors Virts, Katrina S., Lang, Timothy J., Buechler, Dennis E., Bitzer, Phillip M. Lightning, Lightning
Performance Evaluation of the Lightning Imaging Sensor on the International Space Station Zhang, Daile, Cummins, Kenneth L., Lang, Timothy J., Buechler, Dennis, Rudlosky, Scott Lightning, Lightning
Relationships between intense convection, lightning, and rainfall over the interior Congo Basin using TRMM data Solimine, Stephen L., Zhou, Liming, Raghavendra, Ajay, Cai, Yichen Lightning, Lightning
Lightning Characteristics Over Humid Regions and Arid Regions and Their Association With Aerosols Over Northern India Jnanesh, S. P., Lal, D. M., Gopalakrishnan, V., Ghude, Sachin D., Pawar, Sunil D., Tiwari, S., Srivastava, Manoj K. Lightning, Lightning
Seasonal Predictability of Lightning Over the Global Hotspot Regions Mallick, Chandrima, Hazra, Anupam, Saha, Subodh K., Chaudhari, Hemantkumar S., Pokhrel, Samir, Konwar, Mahen, Dutta, Ushnanshu, Mohan, Greeshma M., Vani, K. Gayatri Lightning, Lightning
Holes in optical lightning flashes: Identifying poorly transmissive clouds in lightning imager data Peterson, Michael Lightning, Lightning
A Global LIS/OTD Climatology of Lightning Flash Extent Density Peterson, Michael, Mach, Douglas, Buechler, Dennis Lightning, Lightning
Ice injected into the tropopause by deep convectionPart 2: Over the Maritime Continent Dion, Iris-Amata, Dallet, Cyrille, Ricaud, Philippe, Carminati, Fabien, Dauhut, Thibaut, Haynes, Peter Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Lightning, Lightning
Time evolution of satellitebased optical properties in lightning flashes, and its impact on GLM flash detection Zhang, Daile, Cummins, Kenneth L. Lightning, Lightning
Changes to the Appearance of Optical Lightning Flashes Observed From Space According to Thunderstorm Organization and Structure Peterson, Michael, Rudlosky, Scott, Zhang, Daile Lightning, Lightning, Rain
The Time Evolution of Optical Lightning Flashes Peterson, Michael, Rudlosky, Scott Lightning, Lightning
Evaluation of the performance characteristics of the lightning imaging sensor Zhang, Daile, Cummins, Kenneth L., Bitzer, Phillip, Koshak, William J. Lightning, Lightning
Lightning generation correlation with widespread irrigation and means of protection Miah, M. Adel Lightning, Lightning
Large-scale environmental conditions related to midsummer extreme rainfall events around Japan in the TRMM region Hamada, Atsushi, Takayabu, Yukari N. Lightning, Lightning
Lightning activity associated with precipitation and CAPE over Bangladesh Dewan, Ashraf, Ongee, Emmanuel T., Rafiuddin, M., Rahman, Md. Masudur, Mahmood, Rezaul Lightning, Lightning, Water Vapor Profiles, Convective Surface Precipitation Rate, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Precipitable Water, Precipitation Rate, Rain, Atmospheric Heating
Mapping the lateral development of lightning flashes from orbit Peterson, Michael, Rudlosky, Scott, Deierling, Wiebke Lightning, Lightning
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