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Data collected by NASA’s Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) are integral for detecting the various segments of the lightning channel as it develops, revealing the evolution of the lightning structure during discharge efforts, among other investigations. Explore Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

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Remote sensing of Electrification, Lightning, And Mesoscale/microscale Processes with Adaptive Ground Observations (RELAMPAGO) Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) V1 2018-11-08 to 2019-04-20 1 COMPLETE 3 ASCII, HDF5, netCDF-4 Lightning
North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) Raw Data V1 2018-12-17 1 ACTIVE 1B ASCII Lightning
North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) V1 2001-11-01 1 ACTIVE 1B ASCII Lightning
GOES-R PLT West Texas Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) V1 2017-03-01 to 2017-06-01 1 COMPLETE 1B ASCII Lightning
GOES-R PLT Southern Ontario Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) V1 2017-04-01 to 2017-06-01 1 COMPLETE 1B ASCII Lightning
GOES-R PLT Oklahoma Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) V1 2017-03-01 to 2017-06-01 1 COMPLETE 1B ASCII Lightning
GOES-R PLT North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) 2017-03-01 to 2017-06-01 1 COMPLETE 1B ASCII Lightning
GOES-R PLT Kennedy Space Center Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) 2017-03-01 to 2017-06-01 1 COMPLETE 1B ASCII Lightning
GOES-R PLT Washington D.C. Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) V1 2017-04-06 to 2017-06-01 1 COMPLETE 1B ASCII Lightning
GOES-R PLT Colorado Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) 2017-03-01 to 2017-05-31 1 COMPLETE 1B ASCII Lightning
South Korean Lightning Mapping Array (SKLMA) KPOP-MS 2023-05-11 to 2023-10-13 1 COMPLETE 2 ASCII Lightning
South Korean Lightning Mapping Array Events and Flashes (SKLMAEF) KPOP-MS 2023-05-11 to 2023-10-13 1 COMPLETE 2 HDF5 Lightning
South Korean Lightning Mapping Array Gridded Data (SKLMAGRIDDED) KPOP-MS 2023-05-11 to 2023-10-13 1 COMPLETE 2 netCDF-4 Lightning
Australia Lightning Mapping Array (AUSLMA) 2025-09-23 to 2026-08-07 1 COMPLETE 2 ASCII Lightning
Australian Lightning Mapping Array Raw Data (AUSLMARAW) 2025-09-23 to 2026-08-07 1 COMPLETE 2 ASCII Lightning
Mid-Atlantic Lightning Mapping Array (MALMA) 2020-01-01 1 ACTIVE 1B ASCII Thunder Hour
Mid-Atlantic Lightning Mapping Array (MALMA) Raw Data 2020-01-01 1 ACTIVE 2 ASCII Lightning
Wallops Flight Facility Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) 2020-01-01 1 ACTIVE 1B ASCII Lightning
Washington, D.C. Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) 2020-01-01 1 ACTIVE 1B ASCII Lightning
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