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TRACER Lightning Mapping Array Field Campaign ReportOur observational contribution to the U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s Tracking Aerosol Convection Interactions Experiment (TRACER) was the deployment of additional Lightning Mapping Array sensors to provide enhanced capability to the Houston Lightning Mapping Array (HLMA) during the TRACER intensive operational period. To that end, the Texas Tech University personnel (Professor Bruning and Dr. Brunner, and graduate students Jessica Souza, David Singewald, Stephanie Weiss, and Matthew Miller) deployed two portable LMA antennae at locations G and B shown in the map below. The map also shows the predicted lightning flash detection efficiency in black contours, as well as color-shaded very-high-frequency (VHF) source detection efficiency, which roughly corresponds to the sensitivity to lightning channel detail.
Document ID
20230012076
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other - Technical Report, USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Authors
M van Lier-Walqui (Columbia University New York, New York, United States)
E Bruning (Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas, United States)
K Brunner (Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas, United States)
T Matsui (University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland, United States)
T Iguchi (University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2023
Publication Date
May 1, 2023
Publication Information
Publication: Department of Energy Office of Science Report
Publisher: Department of Energy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2172/1975120
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
DOE/SC-ARM-23-026
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80NSSC20M0282
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80NSSC23M0011
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
Technical Review
Single Expert
Keywords
Tracking Aerosol Convection Interactions Experiment
TRACER
Lightning Mapping Array sensors
Houston Lightning Mapping Array
HLMA
LMA antennae
lightning
lightning flash detection

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