CSPP Geo LightningCast Version 1.0 Beta1 Release

1 Oct 2024

This is the initial Version 1.0 Beta release and includes the following features:

  • Predicts the probability of a Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) observation of lightning occurring in the next hour within a region of interest
  • Supported inputs: GOES-16, -17 or -18 ABI Level 1B; Himawari-8 or -9 AHI HSD files
  • Creates a variety of output files including GeoJSON, GR placefiles, NetCDFs and imagery with lightning probability contours overlaid
  • Optional over-plotting of GLM Flash Extent Density (as generated by the CSPP Geo Gridded GLM package)
  • User-definable regions of interest
  • Optional parallax correction
  • Optional AWIPS-compatible output

Basic instructions, usage examples and documentation can be found in the beta Software Users' Guide on the CSPP Geo Downloads page. The software package is self-contained; installation of additional third-party software is not required.

Note that beta software has not been as thoroughly tested as a typical production release. Additionally there may be changes affecting functionality and interfaces before the Version 1 production release.

System Requirements:

This software has been tested on both Intel and AMD CPUs, and on Rocky 8 and 9 Linux (or other compatible 64-bit Linux distribution).

Hardware requirements will vary significantly depending on the size and cadence of images being processed. The table below describes some near real-time processing scenarios that were tested, and the hardware that was successfully used for each.

Continuous Processing Scenario Tested Inputs Tested Hardware
A single small image domain or subset GOES-16 Meso, GOES-16 CONUS or Himawari-9 default cut-out (Guam) 3.8 GHz, 20-core, 64 GB RAM
A single large image domain or subset GOES-16 Full Disk AWIPS cut-out 2.6 GHz, 20-core, 128 GB RAM
All sectors for GOES-16, GOES-18 and Himawari-9 Running in parallel:
  • GOES-16: AWIPS Full Disk (default cut-out), CONUS, and Meso
  • GOES-18: AWIPS Full Disk (both cut-outs), CONUS, and Meso
  • Himwawari-9: AWIPS Full Disk (default cut-out)
    		•  3.20 GHz, 32-core, 256 GB RAM

    Feedback

    We are very interested in hearing feedback from beta testers (Is this useful to you? Did you run into any problems? What other capabilities would you like to see?). Please provide feedback to csppgeo.issues@ssec.wisc.edu, or follow the “Contact Us” link below.

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