United States Precision Lightning Network (USPLN) Data

Lightning stroke data are collected in 1-hour reports which contain cloud-to-ground lightning stroke data and cloud flash discharges. The data are available in ASCII NAPLN extended data format. The reports have been combined into daily tar files.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2010-05-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  2025-10-05T23:59:59Z

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2025-10-05T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 90.00000
Bounding Box South Lat -90.00000
Bounding Box West Long -180.00000
Bounding Box East Long 180.00000
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

114.142 : is a companion to dataset 100.017
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format TAR: Unix Tape ARchive (TAR) Format File (application/x-tar)
Standardized Resource Format Archive
Asset Size 91330 MB
Legal Constraints

These data are restricted by a user agreement: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4231A113DAFE/EULA.html
Access Constraints Access to these data requires a password.
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name EOL Data Support
Resource Support Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization N/A
Distributor N/A
Metadata Contact Name EOL Data Support
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization N/A

Author TOA Systems
Publisher N/A
Publication Date 2011-09-14T16:00:07
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/71D4-RDG0-RQ02
Alternate Identifier 100.017
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-07T21:46:50Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::100.017
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation TOA Systems. (2011). United States Precision Lightning Network (USPLN) Data. 1.0. https://doi.org/10.26023/71D4-RDG0-RQ02. Accessed 06 November 2025.

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