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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
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
Mid-Atlantic Lightning Mapping Array (MALMA) 1 GROUND STATIONS LMA 2020-01-01

N: 40.374 S: 36.776 E: -74.104 W: -78.705

ASCII
Mid-Atlantic Lightning Mapping Array (MALMA) Raw Data 1 GROUND STATIONS LMA 2020-01-01

N: 40.374 S: 36.776 E: -74.104 W: -78.705

ASCII
NAMMA ATD LIGHTNING DATA V1 1 GROUND STATIONS GPS CLOCKS, SFERICS DETECTOR 2006-08-14 to 2006-09-20

N: 35 S: -5 E: 30 W: -75

ASCII
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

Lightning Data Tools

Tool Sort descending Description Services
Field Campaign Explorer The Field Campaign Explorer is an open source, cloud-based tool that combines multiple datasets to generate 3D views of atmospheric phenomena. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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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