Data at a Glance

Description

The NRT Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Provisional Backgrounds dataset was collected by the LIS instrument mounted on the ISS and are used to detect the distribution and variability of total lightning occurring in the Earth’s tropical and subtropical regions. This dataset consists of near-real time background data. This data collection can be used for severe storm detection and analysis, as well as for lightning-atmosphere interaction studies. The LIS instrument makes measurements during both day and night with high detection efficiency. The data are available in both HDF-4 and netCDF-4 formats.

Product Summary

Platforms

ISS

Spatial Extent

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution

4-8 km

Geographic Region

TROPICS

Temporal Resolution

1 minute - < 1 hour

Data Partner

Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)

Data State

Retired

Processing Level

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use Policy.

Data Center Citation

These ISS LIS data are considered provisional files indicating that the algorithm is still under development and the data may contain errors. Use the data with caution and do not use for research leading to publications or presentations without consent of the data provider. Please give feedback directly to the data provider. Quality controlled data are currently unavailable, but are expected to be available later this year.

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