Terrestrial Gamma Flashes (TGFs) from Fermi with Static Earth
In this visualization, we plot the timing and locations of terrestrial gamma flashes (TGFs) observed by the Gamma Ray Burst Monitor aboard the Fermi Gamma-ray observatory.
One version of the map includes the global lightning probability (the light blue glow overlaying the global map) which varies with season. We see that TGFs are roughly correlated with lightning probability.
This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes with a daily lighting map (blue glow) as background.
This movie plays the terrestrial gamma flashes without a lighting map or date tag.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Producer
- Scott Wiessinger (UMBC)
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Scientists
- Gerald J. Fishman (NASA/MSFC)
- Michael Briggs (NASA/MSFC)
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Writer
- Francis Reddy (SPSYS)
Release date
This page was originally published on Monday, January 10, 2011.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:53 PM EDT.
Missions
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BMNG (Blue Marble: Next Generation) [Terra and Aqua: MODIS]
ID: 508Credit: The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
This dataset can be found at: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/
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Lightning [TRMM: LIS]
ID: 515 -
Fermi GBM TGF (Terrestrial Gamma Flashes) [Fermi: Gamma Ray Burst Monitor]
ID: 706
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