{
    "id": 3747,
    "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3747/",
    "page_type": "Visualization",
    "title": "Terrestrial Gamma Flashes (TGFs) from Fermi with Static Earth",
    "description": "In this visualization, we plot the timing and locations of terrestrial gamma flashes (TGFs) observed by the Gamma Ray Burst Monitor aboard the Fermi Gamma-ray observatory.One version of the map includes the global lightning probability (the light blue glow overlaying the global map) which varies with season. We see that TGFs are roughly correlated with lightning probability. || ",
    "release_date": "2011-01-10T17:00:00-05:00",
    "update_date": "2023-05-03T13:53:55.452534-04:00",
    "main_image": {
        "id": 490875,
        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF.static.0880.jpg",
        "filename": "FermiTGF.static.0880.jpg",
        "media_type": "Image",
        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
        "width": 1280,
        "height": 640,
        "pixels": 819200
    },
    "main_video": {
        "id": 490869,
        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF_noseasons_1280x720.mov",
        "filename": "FermiTGF_noseasons_1280x720.mov",
        "media_type": "Movie",
        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
        "width": 1280,
        "height": 720,
        "pixels": 921600
    },
    "main_credits": {
        "Visualizations by": [
            {
                "name": "Tom Bridgman",
                "employer": "Global Science and Technology, Inc."
            }
        ]
    },
    "progress": "Complete",
    "media_groups": [
        {
            "id": 352320,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3747/#media_group_352320",
            "widget": "Basic text with HTML",
            "title": "",
            "caption": "",
            "description": "In this visualization, we plot the timing and locations of <a href=\"https://gammaray.nsstc.nasa.gov/gbm/science/terr_grf.html\">terrestrial gamma flashes (TGFs)</a> observed by the Gamma Ray Burst Monitor aboard the <a href=\"http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/main/index.html\">Fermi Gamma-ray observatory</a>.<p><p>One version of the map includes the global lightning probability (the light blue glow overlaying the global map) which varies with season. We see that TGFs are roughly correlated with lightning probability.",
            "items": [],
            "extra_data": {}
        },
        {
            "id": 352321,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3747/#media_group_352321",
            "widget": "Video player",
            "title": "",
            "caption": "",
            "description": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": 332920,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490875,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF.static.0880.jpg",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF.static.0880.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
                        "width": 1280,
                        "height": 640,
                        "pixels": 819200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332917,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490873,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF.static.0880_web.png",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF.static.0880_web.png",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
                        "width": 320,
                        "height": 160,
                        "pixels": 51200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332918,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490874,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF.static.0880_thm.png",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF.static.0880_thm.png",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
                        "width": 80,
                        "height": 40,
                        "pixels": 3200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332921,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490876,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF.static.0880_searchweb.png",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF.static.0880_searchweb.png",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
                        "width": 320,
                        "height": 180,
                        "pixels": 57600
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332913,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490869,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF_noseasons_1280x720.mov",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF_noseasons_1280x720.mov",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
                        "width": 1280,
                        "height": 720,
                        "pixels": 921600
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332914,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490870,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF_noseasons_1280x640.mp4",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF_noseasons_1280x640.mp4",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
                        "width": 1280,
                        "height": 640,
                        "pixels": 819200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332916,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490872,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/frames/1280x640_16x8_30p/noseasons/",
                        "filename": "noseasons",
                        "media_type": "Frames",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
                        "width": 1280,
                        "height": 640,
                        "pixels": 819200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332919,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490877,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF_noseasons_1280x720.webmhd.webm",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF_noseasons_1280x720.webmhd.webm",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
                        "width": 960,
                        "height": 540,
                        "pixels": 518400
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332915,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490871,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF_noseasons_iPod.m4v",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF_noseasons_iPod.m4v",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.",
                        "width": 640,
                        "height": 320,
                        "pixels": 204800
                    }
                }
            ],
            "extra_data": {}
        },
        {
            "id": 352322,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3747/#media_group_352322",
            "widget": "Video player",
            "title": "",
            "caption": "",
            "description": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes without a  lighting map or date tag.",
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": 332929,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490884,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF.noclock_static.0880.jpg",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF.noclock_static.0880.jpg",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes without a  lighting map or date tag.",
                        "width": 1280,
                        "height": 640,
                        "pixels": 819200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332927,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490883,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF.noclock_static.0880_web.png",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF.noclock_static.0880_web.png",
                        "media_type": "Image",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes without a  lighting map or date tag.",
                        "width": 320,
                        "height": 160,
                        "pixels": 51200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332922,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490878,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF_nolightning_1280x720.mov",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF_nolightning_1280x720.mov",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes without a  lighting map or date tag.",
                        "width": 1280,
                        "height": 720,
                        "pixels": 921600
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332923,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490879,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/3747_TGF_Map_clean_H.264.mov",
                        "filename": "3747_TGF_Map_clean_H.264.mov",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes without a  lighting map or date tag.",
                        "width": 1280,
                        "height": 640,
                        "pixels": 819200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332924,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490880,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/3747_TGF_Map_clean_prores_1280x640_30.mov",
                        "filename": "3747_TGF_Map_clean_prores_1280x640_30.mov",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes without a  lighting map or date tag.",
                        "width": 1280,
                        "height": 640,
                        "pixels": 819200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332926,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490882,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/frames/1280x640_16x8_30p/nolightning/",
                        "filename": "nolightning",
                        "media_type": "Frames",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes without a  lighting map or date tag.",
                        "width": 1280,
                        "height": 640,
                        "pixels": 819200
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332928,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490885,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF_nolightning_1280x720.webmhd.webm",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF_nolightning_1280x720.webmhd.webm",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes without a  lighting map or date tag.",
                        "width": 960,
                        "height": 540,
                        "pixels": 518400
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 332925,
                    "type": "media",
                    "extra_data": null,
                    "title": null,
                    "caption": null,
                    "instance": {
                        "id": 490881,
                        "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003747/FermiTGF_nolightning_iPod.m4v",
                        "filename": "FermiTGF_nolightning_iPod.m4v",
                        "media_type": "Movie",
                        "alt_text": "This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes without a  lighting map or date tag.",
                        "width": 640,
                        "height": 320,
                        "pixels": 204800
                    }
                }
            ],
            "extra_data": {}
        }
    ],
    "studio": "svs",
    "funding_sources": [
        "NASA Astrophysics"
    ],
    "credits": [
        {
            "role": "Animator",
            "people": [
                {
                    "name": "Tom Bridgman",
                    "employer": "Global Science and Technology, Inc."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "role": "Producer",
            "people": [
                {
                    "name": "Scott Wiessinger",
                    "employer": "UMBC"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "role": "Scientist",
            "people": [
                {
                    "name": "Gerald J. Fishman",
                    "employer": "NASA/MSFC"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Michael Briggs",
                    "employer": "NASA/MSFC"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "role": "Writer",
            "people": [
                {
                    "name": "Francis Reddy",
                    "employer": "SPSYS"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "missions": [
        "Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope",
        "Terra",
        "Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)"
    ],
    "series": [
        "Astrophysics Visualizations",
        "Terrestrial Gamma Flashes"
    ],
    "tapes": [],
    "papers": [],
    "datasets": [
        {
            "name": "Blue Marble: Next Generation",
            "common_name": "BMNG",
            "platform": "Terra and Aqua",
            "sensor": "MODIS",
            "type": "Other",
            "organizations": [],
            "description": "",
            "credit": "The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).",
            "url": "http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/",
            "date_range": null
        },
        {
            "name": "Lightning",
            "common_name": "",
            "platform": "TRMM",
            "sensor": "LIS",
            "type": "Other",
            "organizations": [],
            "description": "",
            "credit": "",
            "url": "",
            "date_range": "1996"
        },
        {
            "name": "Terrestrial Gamma Flashes",
            "common_name": "Fermi GBM TGF",
            "platform": "Fermi",
            "sensor": "Gamma Ray Burst Monitor",
            "type": "Data Compilation",
            "organizations": [
                "NASA/MSFC"
            ],
            "description": "",
            "credit": "",
            "url": "",
            "date_range": "2008-08-07 to 2010-12-31"
        }
    ],
    "nasa_science_categories": [
        "Earth"
    ],
    "keywords": [
        "Ast",
        "Astrophysics",
        "Earth Science",
        "Gamma Ray",
        "HDTV",
        "Spectral/Engineering",
        "Terrestrial Gamma Flash"
    ],
    "recommended_pages": [],
    "related": [],
    "sources": [],
    "products": [],
    "newer_versions": [],
    "older_versions": [],
    "alternate_versions": []
}