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| Dataset | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 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 Science Data V4 | 4 | TRMM | LIS | 1998-01-01 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Science Data V3 | 3 | ISS | LIS | 2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16 |
N: 55 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 - HDF4 | |
| Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds V3 | 3 | ISS | LIS | 2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16 |
N: 55 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 - HDF4 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 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 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 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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds V2 | 2 | ISS | LIS | 2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16 |
N: 55 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF4, netCDF-4 | |
| Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Science Data V2 | 2 | ISS | LIS | 2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16 |
N: 55 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4, HDF4 | |
| NAMMA LIGHTNING ZEUS DATA V2 | 2 | GROUND STATIONS | GPS CLOCKS, SFERICS DETECTOR | 2006-08-01 to 2006-10-01 |
N: 89.9292 S: -89.8757 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII | |
| LIS/OTD Reprocessed Flash Climatology | 2 | TRMM, OrbView-1, ISS | LIS, OTD | 1995-04-13 to 2023-11-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF4 | |
| 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 | |
| GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Gridded Data Products | 1 | GOES-16, GOES-17, GOES-18, GOES-19 | GLM | 2023-04-14 to Present |
N: 57 S: -57 E: -76.2 W: 162.9 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ACES TRIGGERED DATA | 1 | ALTUS | ACCELEROMETERS, DOPS, ELECTRIC FIELD MILL, GERDIEN CONDUCTIVITY PROBE, RF ANTENNA, SCM | 2002-07-10 to 2002-08-30 |
N: 26 S: 23 E: -81 W: -85 |
Binary | |
| ACES CONTINUOUS DATA V1 | 1 | ALTUS | ACCELEROMETERS, DOPS, ELECTRIC FIELD MILL, GERDIEN CONDUCTIVITY PROBE, RF ANTENNA, SCM, DIFLUX MAGNETOMETERS | 2002-07-10 to 2002-08-30 |
N: 26 S: 23 E: -81 W: -85 |
Binary |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| LIS Space Time Domain Search | The Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Space Time Domain Search allows users to quickly perform a space time domain search of LIS science products. | Search and Discovery |
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