CGLSS
Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Surveillance System

The Cloud‐to‐Ground Lightning Surveillance System (CGLSS) located at the Kennedy Space Center consists of six medium-gain IMPACT Enhanced Sensitivity and Performance (ESP) sensors developed by Vaisala. The CGLSS network processes cloud-to-ground lightning signals by detecting an electromagnetic waveform of the return stroke, transmitting that data to a central processor that estimates stroke intensity and location, and sending the information to users in a real-time setting. Lightning occurrences from the network are used for decision support towards ground and launch activity on the Florida coast.