Description
The Optical Transient Detector (OTD) records optical measurements of global lightning events in the daytime and nighttime. The data includes individual point (lightning) data, satellite metadata, and several derived products. The OTD was launched on 3 April 1995 aboard the Microlab-1 satellite into a near polar orbit with an inclination of 70 degrees with respect to the equator, at an altitude of 740 km.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Instructions for citing GHRC data | Open resource |
| View a micro article on this dataset | HTML | Earth Observations: Optical Transient Detector (OTD) | Open resource |
| View a micro article on this dataset | HTML | Lightning | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | The home page for the project or program which sponsored the dataset | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | HTML | N/A | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | GIF | Sample browse image | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | GIF | Sample browse image | Open resource |
| Downloadable software applications | G-Zipped | LISOTD V1.1 | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset | Open resource | |
| View the primary investigator's documentation for this dataset | LIS/OTD Software Update ¿¿¿ Release Notes 4 February 1999 | Open resource | |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link | Open resource |