VNMPF-LIS: Validation Network Multiplatform Precipitation Feature (VNMPF) Dataset with International Space Station Lightning Imaging Sensor (ISS LIS) Data

The Multiplatform Precipitation Feature (MPF) database combines ground- and space-based precipitation observations and retrievals from the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Validation Network (VN) with space-based lightning measurements from the Lightning Imaging Sensor on board the International Space Station (ISS LIS). The data are synthesized in a thunderstorm-like, feature-based framework that encapsulates the microphysical, kinematic, and electrical properties of the observed storm.

A VNMPF includes:

- Radar information, GPM orbit, and ISS orbit 
- Time/date information
- Geographical information
- Radar reflectivity characteristics
- Lightning energetic and identification information (where there is lightning)
- 3-dimensional wind information (where radars in dual-Doppler configuration are available)