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Lightning mapper sensor design studyWorld-wide continuous measurement of lightning location, intensity, and time during both day and night is to be provided by the Lightning Mapper (LITMAP) instrument. A technology assessment to determine if the LITMAP requirements can be met using existing sensor and electronic technologies is presented. The baseline concept discussed in this report is a compromise among a number of opposing requirements (e.g., ground resolution versus array size; large field of view versus narrow bandpass filter). The concept provides coverage for more than 80 percent of the lightning events as based on recent above-cloud NASA/U2 lightning measurements.
Document ID
19840005664
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Eaton, L. R. (TRW Space Technology Labs. Redondo Beach, CA, United States)
Poon, C. W. (TRW Space Technology Labs. Redondo Beach, CA, United States)
Shelton, J. C. (TRW Space Technology Labs. Redondo Beach, CA, United States)
Laverty, N. P. (TRW Space Technology Labs. Redondo Beach, CA, United States)
Cook, R. D. (TRW Space Technology Labs. Redondo Beach, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1983
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-170909
NAS 1.26:170909
Accession Number
84N13732
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-34941
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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