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Atmospheric Electricity Data Access and Tools
NASA collects data on a wide range of lightning data from location-specific lightning detection counts to field campaign data useful for instrument validation. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to determine how electricity flows through Earth’s atmosphere and predict where lightning may strike.
Atmospheric Electricity Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| SEAC4RS Analysis and Ancillary Data | 1 | GOES-17, GOES-16 | CCD IMAGER, GOES-16 Imager | 2013-07-30 to 2013-09-24 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| TCSP ER-2 LIGHTNING INSTRUMENT PACKAGE (LIP) V1 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | LIP | 2005-07-02 to 2005-07-27 |
N: 24.7845 S: 4.68322 E: -53.0668 W: -99.7368 |
ASCII | |
| TRMM TROPICAL CYCLONE PRECIPITATION FEATURE (TCPF) DATABASE - LEVEL 1 V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS, PR, TMI, VIRS | 1997-12-08 to 2011-12-30 |
N: 39.11 S: -39.14 E: 180 W: -179.98 |
HDF4 | |
| TRMM-LBA LIGHTNING INSTRUMENT PACKAGE (LIP) V1 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | LIP | 1999-01-22 to 1999-02-24 |
N: -9 S: -16.0234 E: -47 W: -63.4124 |
HDF4 | |
| Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Annual Thunder Hour | 1 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 37.75 S: -37.75 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Wallops Flight Facility Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | LMA | 2020-01-01 |
N: 39.891 S: 36.294 E: -73.304 W: -77.875 |
ASCII | |
| Washington, D.C. Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | LMA | 2020-02-08 |
N: 40.688 S: 37.091 E: -74.724 W: -79.346 |
ASCII | |
| World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) Monthly Thunder Hour Data | 1 | WWLLN | VLF RECEIVERS | 2013-01-01 to 2025-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 |
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