GOES-R PLT North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) V1

The GOES-R PLT North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) dataset consists of total lightning data measured from the North Alabama LMA (NALMA) network during the GOES-R Post Launch Test (PLT) airborne science field campaign. The GOES-R PLT airborne science field campaign took place in support of the post-launch product validation of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) and the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM). The LMA measures the arrival time of radiation from a lightning discharge at multiple stations and locates the sources of radiation to produce a three-dimensional map of total lightning activity. These data files are available in compressed ASCII files and are available from March 1, 2017 through June 1, 2017.

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A GPS-based Three-Dimensional Lightning Mapping System: Initial Observations...
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Maintainer	undefined
Last Updated	March 31, 2025, 18:28 (UTC)
Created	March 31, 2025, 18:28 (UTC)
Identifier	C1979116261-GHRC_DAAC
Issued	2019-03-06
Language	{en-US}
Modified	2022-04-28
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citation	Blakeslee, Richard J..2019. GOES-R PLT North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) [indicate subset used]. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GOESRPLT/LMA/DATA401
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temporal	2017-03-01T00:00:00Z/2017-06-01T00:00:00Z