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Technical information about Blitzortung lightning data - anastasia.millie - 2026-08-25
Dear Blitzortung team,
I am currently working on a research project involving atmospheric and cloud data, and I am interested in using lightning observations as an additional source of information.
I came across the lightning maps displayed on Infoclimat, for example for 19 July 2025, which are credited to Blitzortung.org. (https://www.infoclimat.fr/recherche/sphinx.php?q=19%2F07%2F2025)
I would be interested in learning more about how these observations and maps are produced. In particular, could you please provide me with information about:
- the equipment and sensors used by the Blitzortung network;
- the spatial and temporal resolution of the lightning observations;
- the accuracy/uncertainty of the detected lightning locations;
- the main processing steps used to obtain the final lightning locations and maps.
If you have any technical documentation, specifications, or information about how the data can be accessed for a specific historical period, such as July 2025, I would be very grateful if you could share it with me.
This information would be used for academic research purposes.
Thank you very much for your help.
Best regards,