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Brazil BrasilDAT Lightning Network Data

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RELAMPAGO

Summary

This data set contains every detection of cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning from the INPE (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais) BrasilDAT (Sistema Brasileiro de Detecção de Descargas atmosféricas) lightning network during the RELAMPAGO (Remote sensing of Electrification, Lightning, And Meso-scale/micro-scale Processes with Adaptive Ground Observations) field season.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/N9QW-SAKN-R311
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2019-06-14)
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Related projects	RELAMPAGO: Remote sensing of Electrification, Lightning, And Mesoscale/microscale Processes with Adaptive Ground Observations
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Electrification Lightning
Platforms	Earth Networks Total Lightning Network (ENTLN)
Instruments	Earth Network Lightning Sensor
GCMD Science Keywords	LIGHTNING LIGHTNING Expand keywords
Documentation	Readme_Lightning_data_Brazil.pdf [56 KiB]
Related links	info: RELAMPAGO Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-11-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2018-12-15 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -21.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -31.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -59.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -53.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Kleber P. Naccarato <kleber.naccarato@inpe.br>
author: Luiz Machado <luiz.machado@inpe.br>

Citation

Naccarato, K., Machado, L. 2019. Brazil BrasilDAT Lightning Network Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/N9QW-SAKN-R311. Accessed 15 Feb 2026.

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