==== Lightning networks (GOP-6) ====

Continuous observations by two lightning networks which both distinguish between cloud to ground (**CG**) and intra cloud (**IC**) lightnings will be made available: 

  - The Surveillance et Alerte Foudre par Interférometrie Radioélectrique ([[http://www.muk.uni-hannover.de/forschung/hauf/forschung/safir.htm|SAFIR]]) total lightning detection system in Northern Germany of the University of Hannover
  - The joint lightning location system of [[http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/linet/|DLR]] and University of Munich ([[http://www.sferics.physik.uni-muenchen.de/|LINET]]) operates numerous sensors in Europe.  LINET gives 2D- and 3D-locations. 

{{:linet_map_europe.png?300|:linet_map_europe.png}} {{:safir_map.png?300|:safir_map.png}}

^ Name ^ Code ^ PI ^ Location ^ Specifics ^ Products ^ Data/Day ^ Availablity ^ 
| LINET VLF Network | lit_bava | [[:participants|Betz]] | Europe | flash emission height | IC and CG | \\ | [[status:gop6_lit_bava|check]] | 
|SAFIR VHF network | lit_noge | [[:participants|Hauf]] | Northern Germany | position of lightings within all events per day \\ | IC and CG | ∼50 KB | [[status:gop6_lit_noge|check]] | 

Data only available when lightning occurs. File size strongly depends on lightning activity.\\
SAFIR VHF network: No data available for Ruthe station from 13.02.2007 (12 UTC) until 19.10.2007. Temporal problems at Sehnde station from 22.08.2007 until 13.09.2007. Therefore, no lightning data at all available for that time.

 --- //[[crewell@meteo.uni-koeln.de|Susanne Crewell]] 2007/03/25 12:52//