The Arrival Time Difference Network (ATDnet) is a ground-based lightning detection network operated by the United Kingdom Meteorological Office. It consists of several sensors across Europe that detect lightning in Europe, northern Africa, and the northern Atlantic Ocean. It uses very-low-frequency (VLF) sensors to detect the electromagnetic waves, or sferics, generated by lightning strikes to determine the number and location of strikes. These sensors operate at a central frequency of 13.733 kHz and have a time resolution of 1 ns. ATDnet has a location accuracy of 1-3 km.
Instrument Details
- Magnetic/Electric
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric ElectricityEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > LightningEarth Science > Atmosphere > Weather Events > Lightning
- Land Surface, Troposphere
- 1 ns
- N/A
- 13.733 kHz
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 Permanent Land Site Stationary 63 Campaigns · 100 Instruments |  NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses 2006 Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean 1 Deployment · 22 Data Products
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