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Lightning in a Flash—Using Cloud and Open-Source Capabilities to Improve Data Access and Analysis

Join us May 3 at 2 p.m., EDT [UTC -4], to learn how to use the Lightning Dashboard at NASA's Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GHRC DAAC) to visualize and analyze NASA's lightning data.

Webinar

April 26, 2023

Striking New Spatial Bounds Using ISS LIS Data

Join us to learn how the new International Space Station (ISS) Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) data can be used within Python, GIS and other applications to study lightning that occurred during the 2017 hurricane season.

Webinar

April 20, 2022

LANCE Near Real-Time Versus Standard Data Products

LANCE near real-time products enable the management of ongoing events; standard data products are heavily processed and intended for scientific research.

Data Basics

July 15, 2021

GHRC ISS LIS Webinar banner- for May 8, 2019

Discover NASA ISS Lightning and Associated Validation Data from GOES-16

Join us to learn about the importance of lightning observations- for seasonal and long-term trends in lightning activity. We will focus on data and applications from the International Space Station's (ISS) Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) instrument.

Webinar

April 20, 2021

DEVELOP image ofIntense thunderstorms throughout the Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) region

NASA DEVELOP's Hindu-Kush Himalayan Disasters

Satellite data shows that communities in western Nepal and northern Bangladesh are at an increased risk for lightning related injury.

Data in Action

June 10, 2019

The Properties of Optical Lightning Flashes and the Clouds They Illuminate

NASA's Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) surveyed lightning flashes of all shapes, sizes, and radiances across the tropics.

Data in Action

Oct. 19, 2018

Gridded Lightning Climatology from TRMM-LIS and OTD: The Differences Between Datasets

NASA's Global Hydrology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GHRC DAAC) has released 10 different gridded lightning climatology datasets.

Data in Action

Oct. 19, 2018

Locating Lightning Hotspots on Earth

NASA climatology datasets have revealed Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, as the peak lightning hotspot on Earth.

Data in Action

Oct. 19, 2018

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This image of Hurricane Gonzalo approaching Bermuda on October 16, 2014, was created with GPM’s Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar and shows a 3-D view of the storm’s structure.

From TRMM to GPM: The Evolution of NASA Precipitation Data

NASA’s global precipitation data and data processing systems have come a long way from the launch of TRMM in 1997 to the ongoing GPM mission.

Feature Article

Nov. 4, 2020

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LANCE Top 10 at 10

NASA’s Land, Atmosphere Near Real-time Capability for Earth observations, better known as LANCE, is 10 years old. Here’s a look at 10 LANCE milestones over the past decade.

Feature Article

Nov. 4, 2020

Hurricane Dorian making landfall on the Bahamas on September 1, 2019.

Improving Hurricane Forecasts with Near Real-Time Imagery and Data

Scientists at NASA's Short-Term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) project use near real-time data to help the operational weather community with hurricane forecasting.

Feature Article

Nov. 4, 2020

Cumulus clouds gather over the Atlantic Ocean

Clouds from a Different Angle

Scientists use satellite data from the CERES instrument to simulate cloud effects and improve the accuracy of global climate models.

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Oct. 16, 2020

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Lightning in a Flash—Using Cloud and Open-Source Capabilities to Improve Data Access and Analysis

Striking New Spatial Bounds Using ISS LIS Data

LANCE Near Real-Time Versus Standard Data Products

Discover NASA ISS Lightning and Associated Validation Data from GOES-16

NASA DEVELOP's Hindu-Kush Himalayan Disasters

The Properties of Optical Lightning Flashes and the Clouds They Illuminate

Gridded Lightning Climatology from TRMM-LIS and OTD: The Differences Between Datasets

Locating Lightning Hotspots on Earth

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From TRMM to GPM: The Evolution of NASA Precipitation Data

LANCE Top 10 at 10

Improving Hurricane Forecasts with Near Real-Time Imagery and Data

Clouds from a Different Angle

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