GOP - General Observation Period

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 (SAFIR) total lightning detection system in Northern Germany of the University of Hannover
The joint lightning location system of DLR and University of Munich (LINET) operates numerous sensors in Europe. LINET gives 2D- and 3D-locations.

Name	Code	PI	Location	Specifics	Products	Data/Day	Availablity
LINET VLF Network	lit_bava	Betz	Europe	flash emission height	IC and CG		check
SAFIR VHF network	lit_noge	Hauf	Northern Germany	position of lightings within all events per day	IC and CG	∼50 KB	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.

— Susanne Crewell 2007/03/25 12:52