Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-5549-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-5549-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Model description paper
| 
12 Nov 2020
Model description paper |
| 12 Nov 2020
| 12 Nov 2020
Modeling lightning observations from space-based platforms (CloudScat.jl 1.0)
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA, CSIC), Granada, Spain
Francisco José Gordillo-Vázquez
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA, CSIC), Granada, Spain
Dongshuai Li
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA, CSIC), Granada, Spain
Alejandro Malagón-Romero
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA, CSIC), Granada, Spain
Francisco Javier Pérez-Invernón
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Wessling, Germany
Anthony Schmalzried
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA, CSIC), Granada, Spain
Sergio Soler
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA, CSIC), Granada, Spain
Olivier Chanrion
National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU Space), Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Matthias Heumesser
National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU Space), Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Torsten Neubert
National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU Space), Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Víctor Reglero
Image Processing Laboratory, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Nikolai Østgaard
Birkeland Centre for Space Science, Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Model code and software
CloudScat.jl A. Luque https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3842787
Short summary
Lightning flashes are often recorded from space-based platforms. Besides being valuable inputs for weather forecasting, these observations also enable research into fundamental questions regarding lightning physics. To exploit them, it is essential to understand how light propagates from a lightning flash to a space-based observation instrument. Here, we present an open-source software tool to model this process that extends on previous work and overcomes some of the existing limitations.
Lightning flashes are often recorded from space-based platforms. Besides being valuable inputs...
