GLM-5 Instrument

Identifierglm-5NamesGeostationary Lightning Mapper - 5GLM-5 About identifiers

Measurements and Applications

Detect total lightning flash rate over near full disk.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - 5
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Medium Heritage
Instrument Type
Lightning sensors
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
NetCDF-4

Performance Summary

Resolution
10 km
[Best Resolution: 10000m]
Swath
Accuracy
70%
Waveband
NIR at 777.4 nm
 

Instrument Missions

Instrument Measurements