Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM Science Data V4

The Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Science Data was collected by the LIS instrument on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite used to detect the distribution and variability of total lightning occurring in the Earth’s tropical and subtropical regions. This data can be used for severe storm detection and analysis, as well as for lightning-atmosphere interaction studies. The LIS instrument makes measurements during both day and night with high detection efficiency. These data are available in both HDF-4 and netCDF-4 formats, with corresponding browse images in GIF format.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Maintainer	Earthdata Forum
Last Updated	September 8, 2026, 04:02 (UTC)
Created	April 1, 2025, 17:02 (UTC)
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harvest_source_title	Science Discovery Engine
identifier	10.5067/LIS/LIS/DATA201
license	https://www.usa.gov/government-works
modified	2026-08-31T22:16:01Z
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temporal	1998-01-01/2015-04-08
theme	{"Earth Science"}