This LIS ISS NRT Backgrounds Version 2 dataset was active from 30 September 2022 to 16 November 2023, and has now been retired.
The NRT data is now available at http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/LIS/ISSLIS/DATA209.
The NRT Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds Version 2 dataset was collected by the LIS instrument mounted on the ISS and are used to detect the distribution and variability of total lightning occurring in the Earth’s tropical and subtropical regions. This dataset consists of near-real time background data. This data collection 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. The data are available in both HDF-4 and netCDF-4 formats.
Blakeslee, Richard J. 2019. NRT Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds [indicate subset used]. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/LIS/ISSLIS/DATA209
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| Retirement Date: | 2023-11-16 | |
| Publication Date: | 2021-09-30 | |
| Version: | 2 | |
| Collections: | Lightning Products | |
| Projects: | LIS | |
| Platforms: | ISS | |
| Instruments: | LIS | |
| Terms: | Atmospheric Electricity | |
| Processing level: | 1B | |
| Format: | HDF-4, netCDF-4 | |
![[coverage map]](../coverage/isslis.png)
Red dots or areas indicate coverage range.
| Location: | TROPICS |
| Spatial Resolution: | 4-8 km |
| North boundary: | 54° |
| West boundary: | -180° |
| East boundary: | 180° |
| South boundary: | -55° |
| Temporal resolution: | 1 minute - < 1 hour |
| Start date: | 2019-06-21 |
| Stop date: | 2022-01-07 |
| Retired Dataset: | Retired data available on request only | |
| User's Guide: | https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/lis/iss/doc/isslis_dataset.pdf The guide document contains detaile information about the dataset |
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| Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD): | https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/preservation/LIS/atbd-lis-2000.pdf ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD) FOR THE LIGHTNING IMAGING SENSOR (LIS) |
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| Micro Article: | https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/micro-articles/lightning Lightning Micro Article |
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| Data Recipe: | https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/data-recipes/iss-lis-lightning-flash-location-quickview-using-python-and-gis ISS LIS Lightning Flash Location Quickview using Python and GIS |
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| General Documentation: | https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20140011702.pdf Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) for the International Space Station (ISS): Mission Description and Science Goals |
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| Publications: | http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00177.1 Timing Uncertainty of the Lightning Imaging Sensor Advanced Search: Volume 32, Issue 3 (March 2015) |
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| Publications: | http://eospso.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/eo_pdfs/May_June_2016_color%20508.pdf#page=4 LIS on ISS: Expanded Global Coverage and Enhanced Applications |
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| Publications: | https://doi.org/10.1029/JD094iD11p13329 The detection of lightning from geostationary orbit |
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| Project Home Page: | https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/lightning/ ISS Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Data Sets |
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| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/LIS/ISSLIS/DATA105 Digital Object Identifier |
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| Citing data: | https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data Instructions for citing GHRC data. |
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