GRIP Lightning Instrument Package Data from Global Hawk Aircraft

Six rotating vane electric field mill sensors aboard the Global Hawk UAS collected this dataset during NASA's GRIP campaign. The goal was to measure electric field components from fair weather to thunderstorm levels to understand tropical storm and hurricane formation. Data is managed by the GHRC_DAAC.

Use Cases

• Analyzing electric field magnitude and components during hurricane development phases.
• Correlating in-situ electric field measurements with other remote sensing data from the GRIP campaign.
• Studying the relationship between atmospheric electricity and tropical cyclone intensity.

Strengths

• Data originates from a controlled NASA field campaign (GRIP) with specific scientific objectives.
• Sensors measure electric fields over a wide dynamic range, from a few V/m to tens of kV/m.
• Dataset is hosted on multiple authoritative platforms (NASA Earthdata, Data.gov), indicating curation.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and file sizes are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, listing both 2010-09-24 and 2026-03-13.

Provenance

Source

NASA/GHRC_DAAC

Collection Method

Collected by the Lightning Instrument Package (LIP) with six electric field mill sensors aboard the Global Hawk Unmanned Airborne System.

Time Range

During the GRIP (Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes) campaign.

Freshness

2026-03-13 01:47:02.892426

Geography

Flight paths of the NASA Global Hawk aircraft during the GRIP campaign.