Global Land Lightning Density Reconstruction version 1 (GLLDR v1)

Global Land Lightning Density Reconstruction version 1(GLLDR v1) This dataset provides monthly global land lightning density at 0.25° spatial resolution from January 1979 to December 2025.The dataset was reconstructed using a ridge regression stacking ensemble trained with World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) Global Lightning Climatology (WGLC) lightning observations and ERA5 meteorological predictors.## File information | File name | Description ||---|---|| `GLLDR_v1.nc` | Monthly global land lightning density reconstruction from 1979 to 2025 at 0.25° spatial resolution. | ## Data format The dataset is provided in NetCDF format. ## Variable description | Variable | Description | Unit | Dimensions ||---|---|---|---|| `lightning_density` | Monthly land lightning density | strokes km-2 day-1 | longitude, latitude, time | ## Spatial and temporal coverage - Spatial extent: global land areas- Spatial reference system (SRS): WGS 84 geographic coordinate system (EPSG:4326)- Spatial resolution: 0.25° × 0.25°- Temporal coverage: 1979 - 2025- Temporal resolution: monthly