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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) WORLD WIDE LIGHTNING LOCATION NETWORK (WWLLN) STORMS V1 | 1 | WWLLN | GPS, RF ANTENNA, VLF RECEIVERS | 2012-08-28 to 2014-10-20 |
N: 68.994 S: 12.9 E: -15.001 W: -116.595 |
netCDF-4, ASCII | |
| International Space Station (ISS) Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Annual Thunder Hour | 1 | ISS | LIS | 2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16 |
N: 54.75 S: -54.75 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| KSC ADVANCED GROUND BASED FIELD MILL V1 | 1 | AGBFM | ELECTRIC FIELD MILL | 1997-08-01 to 2012-11-22 |
N: 28.99 S: 28 E: -80 W: -80.99 |
Binary | |
| LIGHTNING DETECTION AND RANGING (LDAR) RAW DATA V1 | 1 | LDAR | RF ANTENNA | 1997-02-28 to 2008-06-11 |
N: 31 S: 26 E: -78 W: -83 |
Binary | |
| Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM Backgrounds V4 | 4 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM Backgrounds V5 | 5 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF4 - netCDF-4 | |
| Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM Science Data V4 | 4 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM Science Data V5 | 5 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF4 - netCDF-4 | |
| Lightning Instrument Package (LIP) ALOFT | 1 | NASA ER-2 | LIP | 2023-06-15 to 2023-07-31 |
N: 35.96 S: 10.89 E: -80.4 W: -118.56 |
ASCII | |
| Lightning Instrument Package (LIP) IMPACTS V2 | 2 | NASA ER-2 | LIP | 2020-01-15 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 48.66 S: 26.91 E: -64.89 W: -123.62 |
ASCII | |
| LIS 0.1 DEGREE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED LIGHTNING ANNUAL CLIMATOLOGY (VHRAC) V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2013-12-31 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| LIS 0.1 DEGREE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED LIGHTNING DIURNAL CLIMATOLOGY (VHRDC) V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2013-12-31 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| LIS 0.1 DEGREE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED LIGHTNING FULL CLIMATOLOGY (VHRFC) V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2013-12-31 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| LIS 0.1 DEGREE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED LIGHTNING MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGY (VHRMC) V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2013-12-31 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| LIS 0.1 DEGREE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED LIGHTNING SEASONAL CLIMATOLOGY (VHRSC) V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2013-12-31 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 0.5 Degree High Resolution Annual Climatology (HRAC) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 89.75 S: -89.75 E: 179.75 W: -179.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 0.5 Degree High Resolution Full Climatology (HRFC) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 89.75 S: -89.75 E: 179.75 W: -179.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 0.5 Degree High Resolution Monthly Climatology (HRMC) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 89.75 S: -89.75 E: 179.75 W: -179.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Annual Climatology (LRAC) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Annual Climatology Time Series (LRACTS) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Annual Diurnal Climatology (LRADC) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Diurnal Climatology (LRDC) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Full Climatology (LRFC) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Monthly Climatology Time Series (LRMTS) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | TRMM, OrbView-1 | LIS, OTD | 1995-05-04 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| LIS/OTD 2.5 Degree Low Resolution Time Series (LRTS) V2.3.2015 | 2.3.2015 | OrbView-1, TRMM | OTD, LIS | 1995-05-04 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 88.75 S: -88.75 E: 178.75 W: -178.75 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 |
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