name = Lightning Events Detected from the International Space Station (ISS)
layer = iss_lightning_sos_yearly_debug_2023_sos_2048p60.mp4
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creator = NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
subcategory = atmosphere
keywords = lightning, LIS, ISS, NASA, SVS, Earth
description = {{ The Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (ISS) detects lightning occurring in Earth’s tropical and mid-latitude regions. The LIS provides datasets consisting of near-real time and non-quality controlled data as well as final quality controlled datasets that are manually reviewed. This data uncovers the variability and distribution of lightning and can be used for storm detection and lightning-atmosphere interaction studies. The visualization shows the global distribution of lightning strikes between January 2017 and July 2023 using the final quality controlled science dataset. Each data point contains the latitude and longitude of the strike as well as the time it was detected by the LIS. A roving window of 30 days was used to visualize the seasonal patterns of lightning. }}