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the geostationary lightning map or GLM

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is an instrument on board goes 16 the

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newest of NOAA's Earth observing

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GLM detects the pulses of light produced

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by lightning and thunderstorms and

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reports the brightness and geolocation

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of the lightning to earth where it is

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used to aid in severe weather

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forecasting NASA has designed an

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airborne instrument to validate the GLM

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observations the fly's eye GLM simulates

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fly's eye or vegs is an array of

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radiometers optimized to measure the

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obstacle emissions from lightning it

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consists of 25 individual radiometers

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each tilted at a different viewing angle

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so that they combine to create an image

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of the style tops at a rate of 100,000

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times per second

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these radiometers are sensitive to a

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narrow spectral emission feature

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produced by atomic oxygen in the hot

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lightning channel slides I also observes

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five additional spectral features

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allowing scientists who investigate the

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physical properties of the lightning and

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HD cameras to reveal details like the

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cloud tops to view the thunderstorms

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from the top down face is carried on the

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NASA er to high altitude laboratories

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detection efficiency and sensitivity of