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Lightning Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM Science Data V4 | 4 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM Science Data V5 | 5 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF4 - netCDF-4 | |
| Lightning Instrument Package (LIP) ALOFT | 1 | NASA ER-2 | LIP | 2023-06-15 to 2023-07-31 |
N: 35.96 S: 10.89 E: -80.4 W: -118.56 |
ASCII | |
| Lightning Instrument Package (LIP) IMPACTS V2 | 2 | NASA ER-2 | LIP | 2020-01-15 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 48.66 S: 26.91 E: -64.89 W: -123.62 |
ASCII | |
| LIS 0.1 DEGREE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED LIGHTNING ANNUAL CLIMATOLOGY (VHRAC) V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2013-12-31 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| LIS 0.1 DEGREE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED LIGHTNING DIURNAL CLIMATOLOGY (VHRDC) V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2013-12-31 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| LIS 0.1 DEGREE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED LIGHTNING FULL CLIMATOLOGY (VHRFC) V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2013-12-31 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| LIS 0.1 DEGREE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED LIGHTNING MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGY (VHRMC) V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2013-12-31 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| LIS 0.1 DEGREE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED LIGHTNING SEASONAL CLIMATOLOGY (VHRSC) V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2013-12-31 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 0.5 Degree High Resolution Annual Climatology (HRAC) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 89.75 S: -89.75 E: 179.75 W: -179.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 0.5 Degree High Resolution Full Climatology (HRFC) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 89.75 S: -89.75 E: 179.75 W: -179.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 0.5 Degree High Resolution Monthly Climatology (HRMC) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
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 | 2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
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 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2015-04-08 |
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 | 2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
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 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
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 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
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 | 2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2015-04-08 |
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 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| 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 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Lightning Mapping Array (MALMA) | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | LMA | 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-04 |
N: 40.374 S: 36.776 E: -74.104 W: -78.705 |
ASCII | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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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