LMI Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Lightning mapping for locating thunder storms in flooding season, CMOS camera operating 0.77 µm to count flashes and intensity.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Lightning Mapping Imager
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Lightning sensors
Geometry
Earth disk scanning
Instrument Technology
Lightning imager
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
L-1 data: HDF 5.0

Performance Summary

Resolution
4km
[Best Resolution: 4000m]
Swath
Full Earth disk
Accuracy
0.1
Waveband
0.774 µm
 

Instrument Missions

FY-4A - FY-4A Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2016 - 2025)
FY-4C - FY-4C Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2025 - 2032)
FY-4D - FY-4D Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2026 - 2033)
FY-4F - FY-4F Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2028 - 2037)

Instrument Measurements