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    • North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) V1

    Metadata Updated: March 12, 2026

    The North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (NALMA) data are used to validate the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (ISS), the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument, and other current and future lightning measurements. These data are also used in convective storm process studies, including but not limited to validation of convection-resolving models that predict lightning. These NALMA data files are available from December 17, 2019 and are ongoing in ASCII format.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date March 12, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date March 12, 2026
    Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/NALMA/DATA101
    Data Last Modified 2026-03-10
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
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    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 26c592dfa1be2192ba150893f6eccb4cf5131c1a1267fcff08f0c2be0f1fbf82
    Source Schema Version 1.1
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