Vaisala GLD360 Lightning Data

This data set contains lightning data from the Vaisala GLD360 network of VLF sensors. The location, peak current magnitude, and polarity are included for each event in the DYNAMO region and time period. These data are in a columnar ASCII format and were provided by Vaisala. This data set is only available to DYNAMO investigators and requires a special login, contact sfw AT ucar DOT edu for access.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2011-09-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  2012-03-31T23:59:59Z

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2012-03-31T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 20.00000
Bounding Box South Lat -20.00000
Bounding Box West Long 40.00000
Bounding Box East Long 120.00000
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Documentation #1 : DYNAMO_GLD360_dataset_description.pdf
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format ASCII: ASCII Text (text/plain)
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 4100 MB
Legal Constraints

These data are restricted by a user agreement: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4293615410C9/Vaisala_Lightning_Data_Research_Policy.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 Ryan Said
Steven A. Rutledge
Publisher N/A
Publication Date 2013-04-30T13:34:39
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/51Q5-WHGC-SH0D
Alternate Identifier 347.133
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-07T21:48:15Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::347.133
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Ryan Said, Steven A. Rutledge. (2013). Vaisala GLD360 Lightning Data. 1.0. https://doi.org/10.26023/51Q5-WHGC-SH0D. Accessed 02 November 2025.

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