Identification

Title

North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (NALMA) Data

Alternative title(s)

527.018

Abstract

This data set contains source-level and flash-level data from the North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (NALMA) during the Intensive Observing Periods (IOPs) of the VORTEX-SE 2016 campaign. The data are in gzipped tar files by IOP which contain columnar ASCII data files.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/527.018

protocol: https

name: North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (NALMA) Data homepage

description: Dataset homepage

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac/fgr_form/id=527.018

protocol: https

name: North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (NALMA) Data Data Order Form

description: Dataset order request form. Data files are made available via FTP.

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

527.018

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2014-10-16

Keyword set

keyword value

Fixed Observation Stations

Keyword set

keyword value

Electrification

Lightning

Surface

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY > LIGHTNING

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > WEATHER EVENTS > LIGHTNING

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-92.00000

East bounding longitude

-81.00000

North bounding latitude

39.00000

South bounding latitude

31.00000

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2016-02-23T00:00:00Z

End position

2016-05-01T23:59:59Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-12-15T15:59:45Z

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

none

Limitations on public access

none

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-12-26T23:49:44Z

Metadata language