Measurements and Applications
Global distribution and variability of total lightning. Data can be related to rainfall to study hydrological cycle.
Full Name
Lightning Imaging Sensor
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Lightning sensors 
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Lightning imager
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF
Accuracy
90% day and night detection probability
TRMM - Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (1997 - 2015) |