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FIRST LIS IMAGES

The first images from the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI), Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS), and Precipitation Radar (PR) are shown for 8 December, 1997. The LIS image is a global composite from 14 orbits and shows the number of lightning flashes occurring within 1 degree by 1 degree bins.

 
[Image from TRMM Microwave Imager, Lightning Imaging Sensor and Precipitation Radar]   First image (in English)
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[Image from TRMM Microwave Imager, Lightning Imaging Sensor and Precipitation Radar]   First image (in Japanese)
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Convective storms over Australia observed on November 30, 1997 by the TRMM Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS). Lightning flashes are superimposed on the LIS background image.

 
[Image from TRMM Lightning Imaging Sensor]   AUS_0344.gif
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[Image from TRMM Lightning Imaging Sensor]   Darwin.gif
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