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[AWIPS #UDO-567992]: MRMS Lightning Density...

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  • Subject: [AWIPS #UDO-567992]: MRMS Lightning Density...
  • Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:50:06 -0500
> Good afternoon,
> 
> In the MRMS tab there is the Lightning Products option that allows the
> user to select from 8 different options.  When I select the Cloud to
> Ground Lightning Density, either 1, 5 15 or 30, it displays as shown
> below.  I used to use these selections in the past and it would display
> the srikes as an "X".  Has something changed and if so, are there plans
> to change the display below?
> 
> Thanks!
> 

Hello,

We at Unidata aren't in charge of creating the MRMS products, just processing 
and re-distributing them.

About 5 years ago, the MRMS creators were told to remove the gridded CG 
Lightning product that they were creating due to proprietary/contract reasons, 
and had to change it over to a density product. Unfortunately no other products 
by MRMS will have that type of resolution or point data.

An alternative are the GLM flash points (although these flash points should be 
noted that they are not necessarily cloud-to-ground, but also includes in-cloud 
lightning, and the exact location is approximate).

I believe if you are a *edu user with an LDM (and AWIPS EDEX), we can 
distribute the Vaisala and Earth Networks Lightning Data to you.

 
Thanks,

Tiffany Meyer
AWIPS Lead Software Engineer
UCAR-Unidata

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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: UDO-567992
Department: Support AWIPS
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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