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PREDICT United States Precision Lightning Network (USPLN) Data [(WSI)]

Summary

During PREDICT lightning stroke data were 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. Data are available for August 15 - September 30 of 2010. All users must read and agree to the ERAU-USPLN Data Access Policy associated with this proprietary data set.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

user agreement required

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/MP0E-7Q4S-X80F
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2021-09-29)
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Related projects	PREDICT: Pre-Depression Investigation of Cloud-systems in the Tropics (PREDICT)
Spatial Type	unknown
Frequency	daily
Language	English
Categories	Electrification Satellite
Platforms	United States Precision Lightning Network - USPLN
Instruments	VLF Receivers
GCMD Science Keywords	LIGHTNING Expand keywords
Restrictions	user agreement required: EULA.html [3 KiB]
Related links	info: PREDICT Missions homepage: PREDICT Project Homepage info: Unidata USPLN Lightning Data

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2010-08-15 00:00:00
End datetime	2010-09-30 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>

Additional contact information

author: WSI Corporation

Citation

WSI Corporation. 2021. PREDICT United States Precision Lightning Network (USPLN) Data [. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/MP0E-7Q4S-X80F. Accessed 07 Mar 2026.

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