CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- GLM
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Full Name
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Geostationary Lightning Mapper
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NOAA
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Maturity
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Low Heritage
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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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Other
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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NetCDF-4
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Measurements and Applications
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Detect total lightning flash rate over near full disk.
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Resolution Summary
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10 km
[Best Resolution: 10000m]
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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70%
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Waveband Summary
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NIR at 777.4 nm
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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