[Help for this page] Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Science Data

A mockup of the LIS lightning data in HDF formatted files using microdata microtagging.

[Download data] ALL of the requested data are online.

[Browse] ALL of the browse data for this dataset are available online.
 
General Characteristics
Collections: LIS Lightning Products, Lightning Products
Project: TRMM
Platform:
Instrument: LIS
Parameter: LIGHTNING
Processing level: 2
Format: HDF
Type: Swath
Coverage
[coverage map]
Red dots or areas indicate coverage range.
Location: SUB-TROPICAL
Spatial resolution: 3-6 km
North boundary: 40°
West boundary: -180°
East boundary: 180°
South boundary: -40°
Temporal resolution: ORBIT
Start date: 1998-01-01
Stop date: 2014-02-01
Links
Data Access:
Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link
Browse: ftp://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/browse/lis/lis-qc/
Browse images illustrate the nature and coverage of the data
Guide: http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/ds_docs/lis/lis_dataset.html
The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset
PI Documentation: http://branch.nsstc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/TRMM_Maneuvers.pl
This is the URL for Principal Investigator documentation that is currently online for download.
Software: ftp://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/doc/lis/LISOTD_1.1.tar.gz
Software, such as a sample reader, is available for this dataset
Homepage: http://lightning.nsstc.nasa.gov/data
The home page for the project or program which sponsored the dataset
Citing data: http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/citation.html
Instructions for citing GHRC data.