The Illumination of Thunderclouds by Lightning: 3. Retrieving Optical Source Altitude
Abstract Optical space‐based lightning sensors such as the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) detect and geolocate lightning by recording rapid changes in cloud top illumination. While lightning locations can be determined to within a pixel on the GLM imaging array, these instruments are not indiv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Earth and Space Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EA001944 |