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Description

The North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) Raw Data are used to validate the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (ISS), the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument, and other current and future lightning measurements. These data are also used in convective storm process studies, including but not limited to validation of convection-resolving models that predict lightning. These NALMA data files are available from December 17, 2019 and are ongoing in ASCII format.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND STATIONS
Instruments
LMA
Spatial Extent

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

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2018-12-17
Data Partner
Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)
Concept ID
C2023051335-GHRC_DAAC
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
3403095
Processing Level
1B
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Lightning

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Lang, T. (2020). North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) Raw Data [Data set]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/NALMA/DATA301 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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