CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Lightning Imaging Sensor
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Lightning sensors 
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Geometry
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Instrument Technology
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Lightning imager
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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HDF, netCDF4
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Measurements and Applications
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Global distribution and variability of total lightning. Data can be related to rainfall to study hydrological cycle.
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Resolution Summary
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4 km
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Swath Summary
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FOV: 80 x 80 deg
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Accuracy Summary
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90% day and night detection probability
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Waveband Summary
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NIR: 0.7774 µm
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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