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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- LMI
-
Full Name
Lightning Mapping Imager
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
NRSCC
,
CAST
,
NSMC-CMA
, CNSA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Lightning sensors
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Lightning imager
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
Measurements and Applications
Lightning mapping for locating thunder storms in flooding season, CCD camera operating 0.77 µm to count flashes and intensity.
Resolution Summary
10 km
Swath Summary
Full Earth disk
Accuracy Summary
8 km
Waveband Summary
0.774 µm
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Category
Parameter
Lightning Detection
Total lightning density
Trace gases (excluding ozone)
NO (TC)
NO2 Mole Fraction
Thematic Links
Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECV
Description
Product(s)
ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Lightning
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Instrument Missions
FY-4A - FY-4A Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2016 - 2023)
FY-4B - FY-4B Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2021 - 2028)
FY-4C - FY-4C Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2025 - 2032)
FY-4D - FY-4D Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2026 - 2033)
FY-4E - FY-4E Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2027 - 2034)
FY-4F - FY-4F Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2030 - 2037)
FY-4G - FY-4G Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2033 - 2040)
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