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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 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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Lightning Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIS/OTD 0.5 Degree High Resolution Monthly Climatology (HRMC) V2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 | GLOBAL | N: 89.75 S: -89.75 E: 179.75 W: -179.75 | HDF4 - netCDF-4 |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Annual Climatology (LRAC) V2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 | GLOBAL | N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 | HDF4 - netCDF-4 |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Annual Climatology Time Series (LRACTS) V2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2015-04-08 | GLOBAL | N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 | HDF4 - netCDF-4 |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Annual Diurnal Climatology (LRADC) V2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 | GLOBAL | N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 | HDF4 - netCDF-4 |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Diurnal Climatology (LRDC) V2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 | GLOBAL | N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 | HDF4 - netCDF-4 |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Full Climatology (LRFC) V2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 | GLOBAL | N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 | HDF4 - netCDF-4 |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Monthly Climatology Time Series (LRMTS) V2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2015-04-08 | GLOBAL | N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 | HDF4 - netCDF-4 |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Time Series (LRTS) V2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2015-04-08 | GLOBAL | N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 | HDF4 - netCDF-4 |
| LIS/OTD Reprocessed Flash Climatology | TRMM, OrbView-1, ISS | LIS, OTD | 1995-04-13 to 2023-11-16 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF4 |
| NAMMA ATD LIGHTNING DATA V1 | GROUND STATIONS | GPS CLOCKS, SFERICS DETECTOR | 2006-08-14 to 2006-09-20 | ATLANTIC OCEAN | N: 35 S: -5 E: 30 W: -75 | ASCII |
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