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NASA collects data on a wide range of lightning data from location-specific lightning detection counts to field campaign data useful for instrument validation. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to determine how electricity flows through Earth’s atmosphere and predict where lightning may strike.

Atmospheric Electricity Datasets

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LIS/OTD Reprocessed Flash Climatology 2 TRMM, OrbView-1, ISS LIS, OTD 1995-04-13 to 2023-11-16

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF4
NAMMA ATD LIGHTNING DATA V1 1 GROUND STATIONS GPS CLOCKS, SFERICS DETECTOR 2006-08-14 to 2006-09-20

N: 35 S: -5 E: 30 W: -75

ASCII
NAMMA LIGHTNING ZEUS DATA V1 1 GROUND STATIONS GPS CLOCKS, SFERICS DETECTOR 2006-08-01 to 2006-10-01

N: 89.9292 S: -89.8757 E: 180 W: -180

ASCII
Non-Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds Version 1 1 ISS LIS 4-8 km HDF-4, netCDF-4
Non-Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Beta Backgrounds b0 ISS LIS 4-8 km Various: HDF-4, netCDF-4
Non-Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Beta Science Data b0 ISS 4-8 km Various: HDF-4, netCDF-4
Non-Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Provisional Backgrounds p0.2 ISS 4-8 km HDF-4, netCDF-4
Non-Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Provisional Science Data p0.2 ISS 4-8 km HDF-4, netCDF-4
Non-Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Science Data Version 1 1 ISS LIS 4-8 km HDF-4, netCDF-4
Non-Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Science Data Version 2 2 ISS 4-8 km HDF-4, netCDF-4
North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) Raw Data V1 1 GROUND STATIONS LMA 2018-12-17

N: 36.7246 S: 32.7246 E: -84.6453 W: -88.6453

ASCII
North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) V1 1 GROUND STATIONS LMA 2001-11-01

N: 36.7246 S: 32.7246 E: -84.6453 W: -88.6453

ASCII
NRT Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds Version 2 2 ISS 4-8 km HDF-4, netCDF-4
NRT Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Provisional Backgrounds p0.2 ISS 4-8 km HDF-4, netCDF-4
NRT Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Provisional Science Data p0.2 ISS 4-8 km HDF-4, netCDF-4
NRT Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Science Data Version 2 2 ISS 4-8 km HDF-4, netCDF-4
OLS ANALOG DERIVED LIGHTNING V1 1 DMSP 5D-2/F10, DMSP 5D-2/F9, DMSP 5D-1/F1, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-2/F7, DMSP 5B/F3 OLS 1973-06-01 to 1991-12-16

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF4
OLS DIGITAL DERIVED LIGHTNING FROM DMSP F10 V1 1 DMSP 5D-2/F10 OLS 1994-02-01 to 1994-05-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF4
OLS DIGITAL DERIVED LIGHTNING FROM DMSP F12 V1 1 DMSP 5D-2/F12 OLS 1995-05-01 to 1995-11-30

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF4
OPTICAL TRANSIENT DETECTOR (OTD) LIGHTNING V1 1 OrbView-1 OTD 1995-04-13 to 2000-03-23

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

HDF4
PEM Tropics B Lightning Data 1 Data Analysis 1999-03-05 to 1999-04-12

N: 40 S: -36.33 E: 180 W: -180

EPS
PEM West B Lightning Data 1 DMSP OLS 1994-02-01 to 1994-03-01

N: 2.6 S: 2.4 E: 87.6 W: 87.4

GTE
PISTON 2018 Research Vessel (RV) Thompson ship datasets of ocean, atmosphere, and air-sea interaction 1 R/V Thompson SEA-POL, CTD, ADCP, CHAM, SO, ROSR, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR, Vaisala HMT337 2018-08-18 to 2018-10-13 netCDF-4, Text File, TAR
Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds V2 2 ISS LIS 2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16

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

HDF4, netCDF-4
Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds V3 3 ISS LIS 2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16

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

netCDF-4 - HDF4
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Atmospheric Electricity Data Tools

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GUARDIAN The GNSS-based Upper Atmospheric Realtime Disaster Information and Alert Network (GUARDIAN) is a near real-time (NRT) ionospheric monitoring tool for natural hazards warning. Monitoring Natural Events
LIS Space Time Domain Search The Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Space Time Domain Search allows users to quickly perform a space time domain search of LIS science products. Search and Discovery
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