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HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) WORLD WIDE LIGHTNING LOCATION NETWORK (WWLLN) STORMS V1

Published by NASA/MSFC/GHRC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Catalog Last Checked: June 23, 2026 at 08:55 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 22, 2026
The World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) is a global, ground-based lightning sensor network operated by the University of Washington in Seattle. This network monitors and maps global lightning activity. WWLLN has generated quality controlled global lightning data for storms studied during the 2012-2014 Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) campaign to track and analyze lightning activity.

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temporal 2012-08-28/2014-10-20
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title HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) WORLD WIDE LIGHTNING LOCATION NETWORK (WWLLN) STORMS V1

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