CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - TGF Detectors -
Full Name TGF Detectors Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies NYUAD, UAE SA, Khalifa University Maturity
Instrument Type Lightning sensors Geometry Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology Lightning imager Sampling Other
Data Access Constrained Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Dedicated mission optimized for TGF observations focusing on short time scales and energy ranges not well studied by other missions.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes
 
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Radiation budgetDownward short-wave irradiance at Earth surface
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Earth Radiation Budget click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
Light-1 - Light-1 (2021 - 2023)