OLS ANALOG DERIVED LIGHTNING V1

Description

The OLS Analog Derived Lightning dataset consists of global lightning signatures from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS) that have been analyzed from filmstrip imagery. These signatures show up as horizontal streaks on the film images. The location of each of these streaks has been digitized in order to develop a preliminary database of global lightning activity. Monthly HDF data files are available for June and July 1973; Sept. - Dec. 1977; Jan. - Aug. 1978; Jan. - Dec. 1986; Jan. - Oct. 1987; Dec. 1988; Jan. - Dec. 1990; and Jan. - Dec. 1991.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FLIS%2FOLS%2FDATA301
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=olsana
21 HDF command-line utility for reading the vgroup information https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/ols/ols-mrg/doc/extractols.c
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
16 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/ols/ols-mrg/browse/1978/ols_1978_05_world.gif
21 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/ols/ols-mrg/doc/ols_dataset.html
21 N/A https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/ols/ols-mrg/browse/
16 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/ols/ols-mrg/browse/1978/ols_1978_05_us.gif

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  • atmospheric-electricity
  • atmosphere
  • weather-events
  • earth-science

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