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GOES-16 Geostationary Lightning Mapper Lightning Cluster-Filter Algorithm Data

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ICICLE

Summary

This data set contains the Lightning Cluster-Filter Algorithm (LCFA) data from the GOES-16 satellite Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) during the period of ICICLE operations. The data are in NetCDF files packed into daily tar files.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/MWPB-KV36-KE0K
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2020-04-02)
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Related projects	ICICLE: In-Cloud Icing and Large-Drop Experiment
Frequency	< 1 minute
Language	English
Categories	Lightning Satellite
Platforms	GOES-16
Instruments	GLM - Geostationary Lightning Mapper
GCMD Science Keywords	LIGHTNING LIGHTNING Expand keywords
Documentation	GOES-R_Users_Guide_AppX.pdf [3 MiB] GOES-R_Users_Guide_V1.pdf [919 KiB] GOES-R_Users_Guide_V2.pdf [601 KiB] GOES-R_Users_Guide_V3.pdf [4 MiB] GOES-R_Users_Guide_V4.pdf [3 MiB] GOES-R_Users_Guide_V5.pdf [7 MiB]
Related links	info: ICICLE Data Policy homepage: ICICLE Home Page info: ICICLE Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-12-17 00:00:00
End datetime	2019-03-20 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 52.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -52.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 0.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

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

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2020. GOES-16 Geostationary Lightning Mapper Lightning Cluster-Filter Algorithm Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/MWPB-KV36-KE0K. Accessed 12 Nov 2025.

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