https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 24.4 2026-07-22T11:07:16.739Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/sciencekeywords/f24c4f33-5b89-4e8d-8de7-296078a7f18a LIGHTNING Date=2016-07-01 User Id=saritz Entity=Definition Operation=UPDATE Field=reference System Note=update Definition Old Value=Glossary of Weather and Climate, American Meteorological Society, 1996. New Value=Glossary of Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, 2015. Chalmers, J. A. 1957. Atmospheric Electricity. 235–255. Schonland, B. F. J. 1950. The Flight of Thunderbolts. 152 pp. Hagenguth, J. H. 1951. Compendium of Meteorology. 136–143. Date=2016-07-01 User Id=saritz Entity=Definition Operation=UPDATE Field=text System Note=update Definition Old Value=Generally, any and all of the various forms of visible electrical discharge produced by thunderstorms. New Value=Lightning is a transient, high-current electric discharge with pathlengths measured in kilometers. Lightning is a transient, high-current electric discharge with pathlengths measured in kilometers. 2016-07-01 13:57:09.0