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Lightning Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, our data tools guide users in making the most of lightning data.
Lightning Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACES CONTINUOUS DATA V1 | ALTUS | ACCELEROMETERS, DOPS, ELECTRIC FIELD MILL, FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETERS, GERDIEN CONDUCTIVITY PROBE, RF ANTENNA, SCM | 2002-07-10 to 2002-08-30 | CARIBBEAN | N: 26 S: 23 E: -81 W: -85 | Binary |
| ACES TRIGGERED DATA | ALTUS | ACCELEROMETERS, DOPS, ELECTRIC FIELD MILL, GERDIEN CONDUCTIVITY PROBE, RF ANTENNA, SCM | 2002-07-10 to 2002-08-30 | CARIBBEAN | N: 26 S: 23 E: -81 W: -85 | Binary |
| CAMEX-3 LIGHTNING INSTRUMENT PACKAGE (LIP) V1 | NASA ER-2 | LIP | 1998-08-08 to 1998-09-27 | CARIBBEAN | N: 34.5879 S: 13.9761 E: -63.22 W: -89.971 | HDF4 |
| Combined Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Hourly Thunder Hour Data Product | GOES-16, GOES-17, GOES-18, GOES-19 | GLM | 2019-01-01 to 2024-12-31 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| Combined ISS and TRMM Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Annual Thunder Hour | ISS, TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2023-11-16 | TROPICS, MID-LATITUDE | N: 54.725 S: -54.725 E: 179.975 W: -179.975 | netCDF-4 |
| Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Cluster Integrity, Exception Resolution, and Reclustering Algorithm (CIERRA) | GOES-16, GOES-17 | GLM | 2017-01-12 to 2023-03-31 | GLOBAL | N: 57.267 S: -57.312 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Combined Monthly Thunder Hour Data Product | GOES-16, GOES-17, GOES-18, GOES-19 | GLM | 2019-01-01 to 2024-12-31 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| GLM Events and Flashes Data | GOES-18, GOES-17 | GLM | 2021-03-15 to 2021-03-18 | GLOBAL | N: 55.464 S: -55.99 E: 180 W: -180 | |
| GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Gridded Data Products | GOES-16, GOES-17, GOES-18, GOES-19 | GLM | 2017-12-18 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 57 S: -57 E: -76.2 W: 162.9 | netCDF-4 |
| GOES-R PLT Colorado Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) | GROUND STATIONS | LMA | 2017-03-01 to 2017-05-31 | COLORADO | N: 40.4564 S: 40.4364 E: -104.627 W: -104.647 | ASCII |
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Lightning Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Campaign Explorer | The Field Campaign Explorer is an open source, cloud-based tool that combines multiple datasets to generate 3D views of atmospheric phenomena. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| 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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