LIS Observations over the Western Pacific Ocean near Typhoon Doksuri
The image above shows International Space Station orbital paths over the western Pacific Ocean on 24 July 2023, computed from the TLE files and displayed using McIDAS. Note the orbital path at 1600 UTC that moves from mainland China southeastward over Taiwan and then to Indonesia. This is in close proximity to Typhoon Doksuri at that time. LIS lightning observations along this path, from 1602 to 1607 UTC, are shown below. Lightning strikes are detected within the outer rainbands of the typhoon, but no observations occur near the eyewall.
