Identification

Title

Vaisala GLD360 Lightning Data

Alternative title(s)

347.133

Abstract

This data set contains lightning data from the Vaisala GLD360 network of VLF sensors. The location, peak current magnitude, and polarity are included for each event in the DYNAMO region and time period. These data are in a columnar ASCII format and were provided by Vaisala. This data set is only available to DYNAMO investigators and requires a special login, contact sfw AT ucar DOT edu for access.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu//dataset/347.133

protocol: https

name: Vaisala GLD360 Lightning Data homepage

description: Dataset homepage

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac_pw/eula/fgr_form/id=347.133

protocol: https

name: Vaisala GLD360 Lightning Data Data Order Form

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

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

347.133

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

Vaisala GLD360

Keyword set

keyword value

Electrification

Lightning

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY > LIGHTNING

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

40.00000

East bounding longitude

120.00000

North bounding latitude

20.00000

South bounding latitude

-20.00000

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

End position

2012-03-31T23:59:59Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2013-04-30T13:34:39Z

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

These data are restricted by a user agreement: https://data.eol.ucar.edu//file/download/4293615410C9/Vaisala_Lightning_Data_Research_Policy.html

Limitations on public access

Access to these data requires a password.

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

2024-02-07T22:42:08Z

Metadata language