Getting Started?
The Data Usage Guide is a flowchart designed to illustrate: 1) the type of data access methods available; and 2) the display capabilities of the Unidata visualization packages for each available data type.
Data Available Through Unidata
Data Home
The Unidata Program helps researchers and educators acquire and use earth-related data.
Available Data Types
Forecast Model Output Data
Satellite Data
Radar Data
Lightning Data
Lightning Data Description
Unidata is pleased to facilitate the offering of lightning stroke data to universities for research and educational purposes. All data are delivered via Unidata's Local Data Manager (LDM) software on a direct, point-to-point connection basis. Data are made available to universities at no cost.
Lightning stroke data is collected by sensor networks owned by Vaisala. The company makes the data available to registered research and educational institutions with several stipulations, including the restriction that the data will not be retransmitted or used in for-profit enterprises.
Data Capabilities
| Remote Data Access | Data Coverage | Display & Analysis Options | ||||||||
| LDM Feedtype* |
McIDAS ADDE
|
TDS
|
Short-Term Archive
|
Regional | National | Global | GEMPAK | IDV | McIDAS | AWIPS |
| LIGHTNING (FT14,NLDN) | ✓ R | ✓ R | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
R = Restricted: Data cannot be served past one's own insitution. Please see the guidelines regarding the access and use of lightning data.