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Lightning


GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Lightning
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This image shows the global lightning flash rate density for the entire observing period. The data pixels are 0.5deg on a side (720x360 pixels globally). This single image is equivalent to the final frame of animation #3143, but at a spatial resolution that is 5 times better. 3144 Global Lightning Flash Rate Density (WMS)
This animation shows an accumulation of daily lightning climatology values for a typical year. That is, the first frame shows the number of flashes per square kilometer that occurred on a typical January 1 during the multi-year data collection period, the second frame shows the total of Jan 1 and Jan 2 flashes, the third frame shows Jan 1 through Jan 3, and so on until the last frame (#365) which shows the total accumulation for a typical year. As the year progresses, more and more of the Earth experiences lightning, and hard-hit areas experience more strikes. The most intense activity is in central Africa. Areas where no lightning was measured are transparent, letting the background image show through. The data pixels are 2.5deg on a side (144x72 pixels globally), and each frame has been magnified to 720x360 pixels for greater clarity. 3143 Global Lightning Accumulation (WMS)

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Four months of TGFs as seen by RHESSI. 3111 Connections: Terrestrial Gamma Flashes and Lightning?
Average lightning for April, 1998 as measured by the TRMM Lightning Imaging Sensor, on a rotating globe 189 Average Global Lightning from TRMM for April, 1998
Monthly average lightning measurements from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM for the period from January, 1998, through April, 1998. Global data is shown, followed by regional data for North America, North and South America, and Africa. 188 Monthly Average Lightning Measurements from TRMM: January, 1998 through April, 1998
Daily cumulative lightning measurements from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM for the period from April 1, 1998, through April 29, 1998. Global data is shown, followed by regional data for North America, North and South America, and Africa. 187 Cumulative Lightning Measurements from TRMM: April 1, 1998 through April 29, 1998
Daily actual lightning measurements from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM for the period from April 1, 1998, through April 29, 1998. Global data is shown, followed by regional data for North America, North and South America, and Africa. 186 Daily Lightning Measurements from TRMM: April 1, 1998 through April 29, 1998
10067 Lightning Makes a Safe Zone in the Earth's Radiation Belts

GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Electricity >> Lightning
Movie ID Title
This image shows the global lightning flash rate density for the entire observing period. The data pixels are 0.5deg on a side (720x360 pixels globally). This single image is equivalent to the final frame of animation #3143, but at a spatial resolution that is 5 times better. 3144 Global Lightning Flash Rate Density (WMS)
This animation shows an accumulation of daily lightning climatology values for a typical year. That is, the first frame shows the number of flashes per square kilometer that occurred on a typical January 1 during the multi-year data collection period, the second frame shows the total of Jan 1 and Jan 2 flashes, the third frame shows Jan 1 through Jan 3, and so on until the last frame (#365) which shows the total accumulation for a typical year. As the year progresses, more and more of the Earth experiences lightning, and hard-hit areas experience more strikes. The most intense activity is in central Africa. Areas where no lightning was measured are transparent, letting the background image show through. The data pixels are 2.5deg on a side (144x72 pixels globally), and each frame has been magnified to 720x360 pixels for greater clarity. 3143 Global Lightning Accumulation (WMS)

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