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Multi-Satellite Observations of Oceanic LightningThis paper will present several case studies of active oceanic lightning storms. Measurements by instruments on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and Fast On-orbit Recording of Transient Events (FORTE) platforms demonstrate that the two sets of sensors reinforce and complement one another. There is spatial and temporal coincidence between the optical data sets from Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM and the photo-diode detector on FORTE. The LIS flash analysis provides a framework to interpret the stroke level data from FORTE. For these cases, the VHF receiver on FORTE is slaved to the optical system to provide stroke level radio frequency (RF) diagnostics. The occasions when TRMM and FORTE simultaneously have a lightning storm in their overlapping fields of view are extremely rare. One case study in the Gulf of Mexico is within range of land based sensor networks. These networks confirm the interpretation of satellite data and well as provide context for the storm conditions.
Document ID
20030061425
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Boeck, W. L.
(Niagara Univ. New York, NY, United States)
Jacobson, A. R.
(Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Christian, H. J.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Goodman, S. J.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: 12th International Conference on Atmosphere Electricity 2003
Location: Versailles
Country: France
Start Date: June 9, 2003
End Date: June 14, 2003
Distribution Limits
Public
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