The Cloud‐to‐Ground Lightning Surveillance System (CGLSS) at Kennedy Space Center includes six medium-gain IMPACT Enhanced Sensitivity and Performance (ESP) sensors produced by Vaisala. The CGLSS network detects cloud-to-ground lightning by capturing the electromagnetic waveform of the return stroke and then transmits this data to a central processor, which estimates the stroke's strength and location in real time. Lightning data from the network supports decisions regarding ground and launch activities along the Florida coast.

Instrument Details
- Magnetic/Electric
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > Lightning
- Land Surface, Troposphere
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- Point
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- Currently unavailble
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Vaisala
USAF, NASA
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Unpublished
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