Terrestrial Gamma Flashes and Lightning?

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Connections: Terrestrial Gamma Flashes and Lightning?

The RHESSI instrument not only views the Sun but can detect gamma-rays from sources on Earth as well.

Lightning probability (January 1998 - February 2003) measured by TRMM/LIS. Brighter red is higher lightning probability.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    TRMM/LIS

  • Animation ID

    3111

  • Video ID

    None

  • Start Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • End Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • Animator

    Tom Bridgman

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    2005/02/10

  • Scientist

    David M. Smith (University of California Santa Cruz), Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh (University of British Columbia)

  • Keywords

    Gamma-ray, lightning, TGF

  • DLESE Subject

    Space science

  • Data Date

    2004/07/01 - 2004/10/31

  • Animation Type

    Regular