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United States Precision Lightning Network (USPLN) Data

Summary

Lightning stroke data are collected in 1-hour reports which contain cloud-to-ground lightning stroke data and cloud flash discharges. The data are available in ASCII NAPLN extended data format. The reports have been combined into daily tar files. 

Archive note

Access to this data set is limited to project Principal Investigators. To request access to this data, please contact us via the info at the bottom of this page.

File 20161030_report.tar has been found to be corrupted. This file will remain hidden until the issue is resolved. 

Due to unexpected hardware failure some files were lost corresponding to days in year 2017. Specifically, data from the following days were lost: 01/09, 01/20, 02/06, 02/18, 02/20, 02/22, 02/24, 03/02, 03/09, 03/13, 03/16, 03/29, 04/16, 04/18, 04/25, 05/18, 05/19, 06/06, 06/09, 06/10, 06/11, 06/13, 06/14, 06/16.

Data access

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Additional information

Identifier
Data Quality final
Versions
  • 1.0 (2011-09-14)
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Temporal coverage

Begin datetime 2010-05-01 00:00:00
End datetime 2025-02-09 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -90.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

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Citation

TOA Systems. 2011. United States Precision Lightning Network (USPLN) Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/71D4-RDG0-RQ02. Accessed 12 Feb 2025.

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This material is based upon work supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major facility sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.