WWLLN Lightning Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/553.006 Summary This data set contains global lightning location data from the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) for the RELAMPAGO time period. The data are in a comma-delimited ASCII format in daily gzipped tar files. These data were provided by Dr. Robert Holzworth at the University of Washington. These data were collected in real time and have not had any additional processing or quality control applied. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 553.006 Versions 1.0 Citation Example citation following ESIP guidelines (http://bit.ly/data_citation): Holzworth, R. 2019. WWLLN Lightning Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/553.006 Accessed 05 Dec 2019. If you plan to cite this dataset in a publication, please email us at: eol-datahelp@ucar.edu We may be able to provide an updated citation that includes a DOI. Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * RELAMPAGO: Remote sensing of Electrification, Lightning, And Mesoscale/microscale Processes with Adaptive Ground Observations https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/RELAMPAGO Additional information * Frequency: criteria * Language: English Categories * Electrification Platforms * World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > WEATHER EVENTS > LIGHTNING * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY > LIGHTNING Documentation * readme_relampago_wwlln.txt [3 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/datafile/nph-get/553.006/readme_relampago_wwlln.txt Restrictions * authorization required Related links * info: RELAMPAGO Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/relampago/tools/missions Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2018-10-11 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2019-01-05 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -90.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: Robert Holzworth https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/973 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/553.006?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/553.006?format=isotc211