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Lightning Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
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
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
Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Science Data V2 2 ISS LIS 2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16

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

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

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

netCDF-4 - HDF4
Remote sensing of Electrification, Lightning, And Mesoscale/microscale Processes with Adaptive Ground Observations (RELAMPAGO) Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) V1 1 GROUND STATIONS LMA 2018-11-08 to 2019-04-20

N: -29.856 S: -33.464 E: -61.959 W: -66.166

ASCII - HDF5 - netCDF-4
SASS (Subsonics Assessment) Ozone and NOx Experiment (SONEX) Ancillary Data 1 CLIMATE MODELS Computer 1997-10-07 to 1997-11-13 GIF, EPS
SASS (Subsonics Assessment) Ozone and NOx Experiment (SONEX) Supplementary Data 1 NLDN, SATELLITES OTD 1997-10-13 to 1997-11-13 GIF
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Lightning Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
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
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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