The NASA Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC) DAAC published the Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Science Data and the Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds datasets. These datasets were collected by the LIS instrument mounted on the ISS and are used to detect the distribution and variability of total lightning occurring in the Earth’s tropical and subtropical regions. The LIS instrument makes measurements during both day and night with high detection efficiency. The Science Data consists of quality controlled science data and can be used for severe storm detection and analysis, as well as for lightning-atmosphere interaction studies. These data are available in both HDF-4 and netCDF-4 formats, with corresponding browse images in GIF format. The Backgrounds Data consists of quality controlled background data and can be used for severe storm detection and analysis, as well as for lightning-atmosphere interaction studies. These data are available in both HDF-4 and netCDF-4 formats.
