Identification

Title

NLDN lightning data

Alternative title(s)

353.004

Abstract

This dataset contains lightning data from the National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN), which consists of 100 remote, ground-based sensing stations located across the United States. These data are available in .tar files grouped by day. These data were recorded within the time period of the DC3 project from 14 May to 30 June 2012. This dataset is password protected.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.004

protocol: https

name: NLDN lightning data homepage

description: Dataset homepage

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac_pw/fgr_form/id=353.004

protocol: https

name: NLDN lightning data Data Order Form

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

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

353.004

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

National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN)

Keyword set

keyword value

Lightning

Surface

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

-130.00000

East bounding longitude

-60.00000

North bounding latitude

60.00000

South bounding latitude

18.00000

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

End position

2012-06-30T23:59:59Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2012-07-25T17:27:56Z

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

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

2024-12-26T23:52:24Z

Metadata language