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WWLLN Lightning Data

Project:

RELAMPAGO

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.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

authorization required

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/3ARY-8B4Z-T409
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2019-02-15)
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Related projects	RELAMPAGO: Remote sensing of Electrification, Lightning, And Mesoscale/microscale Processes with Adaptive Ground Observations
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Electrification Lightning
Platforms	World Wide Lightning Location Network - WWLLN
Instruments	VLF Receivers
GCMD Science Keywords	LIGHTNING LIGHTNING Expand keywords
Documentation	readme_relampago_wwlln.txt [3 KiB]
Restrictions	authorization required
Related links	info: RELAMPAGO Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-10-11 00:00:00
End datetime	2019-01-05 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: Robert Holzworth <bobholz@washington.edu>

Citation

Holzworth, R. 2019. WWLLN Lightning Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/3ARY-8B4Z-T409. Accessed 21 Jan 2025.

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