{"id":56487,"date":"2024-01-17T18:12:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T18:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=56487"},"modified":"2024-01-17T18:15:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T18:15:32","slug":"coming-soon-cspp-geo-software-to-create-lightningcast-probability-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/56487","title":{"rendered":"Coming soon:  CSPP Geo software to create LightningCast probability fields"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1sxe0k1IO_T6-T99dMSoJYKaN53yMSozqf72Y9t_zrtk\/edit#slide=id.g25e3a559725_0_16\">LightningCast probability<\/a> fields are routinely produced at CIMSS and incorporated into a <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/severe_conv\/pltg.html\">RealEarth display<\/a> (LightningCast probability fields are also available in some National Weather Service AWIPS machines).  An example of LightningCast is shown below over Southern Florida.  Contours show the probability of a GLM observation of lightning within the next 60 minutes: 10% (Blue), 20% (Cyan), 50% (Green), 75% (Magenta).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/RELightningCastDisplay_2101_to_2156_16January2024anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/RELightningCastDisplay_2101_to_2156_16January2024anim.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56488\" style=\"width:1086px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LightningCast Probability fields in Real Earth, 2101 &#8211; 2156 UTC on 16 January 2024 (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists\/Programmers at CIMSS are working on a <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/csppgeo\/\">CSPP Geo<\/a> package that will create LightningCast probability fields, both current and historical.  The software has the ability to subsect data, so full-disk (or full-CONUS for GOES-16 or full-PACUS for GOES-18) imagery need not be created.  An example of the output for the same times and location as the RealEarth display is shown below.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/PLTG_GOES-16_CONUS_20240116-2101_to_2156anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1055\" height=\"887\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/PLTG_GOES-16_CONUS_20240116-2101_to_2156anim.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56490\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CSPP Geo LightningCast probability output, 2101-2156 UTC on 16 January 2024 (click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The animation below stacks both the CSPPGeo and RealEarth output.  There are minor differences that are being investigated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/StackRE_CSPPCompareLightningCastDisplay_2101_to_2156_16January2024anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/StackRE_CSPPCompareLightningCastDisplay_2101_to_2156_16January2024anim.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56491\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LightningCast probability created by CSPPGeo LightningCast software (top), and produced via other CIMSS software and input into RealEarth (bottom), 2101-2156 UTC on 16 January 2024 (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p> If you are at the AMS 2024 Meeting in Baltimore at the end of January, you can learn more about LighningCast <a href=\"https:\/\/ams.confex.com\/ams\/104ANNUAL\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/434377\">at this talk<\/a> on Thursday, 4:45-5 PM, in room 336.  A LightningCast Probability QuickGuide is available <a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/OCLOFactSheetPDFs\/GOESR_LightningCastProbability_Quickguide.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LightningCast probability fields are routinely produced at CIMSS and incorporated into a RealEarth display (LightningCast probability fields are also available in some National Weather Service AWIPS machines). An example of LightningCast is shown below over Southern Florida. 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