The Deep Space Gateway Lightning Mapper (DLM) - Monitoring Global Change and Thunderstorm Processes Through Observations of Earth's High-Latitude Lightning from Cis-Lunar Orbit

• Main Authors: Blakeslee, R. J., Lang, Timothy, Tatum, P. F., Petersen, W. A., Gatlin, P. N., Cecil, D. J., Christian, H. J., Koshak, W. J., Quick, M., Goodman, S. J., Schultz, C. J.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology; Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Gateway The; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20180001589

Function: Monitor global change and thunderstorm processes through observations of Earth's high-latitude lightning. This instrument will combine long-lived sampling of individual thunderstorms with long-term observations of lightning at high latitudes: How is global change affecting thunderstorm patterns; How do high-latitude thunderstorms differ from low-latitude? Why is the Gateway the optimal facility for this instrument / research: Expected DSG (Deep Space Gateway) orbits will provide nearly continuous viewing of the Earth's high latitudes (50 degrees latitude and poleward); These regions are not well covered by existing lightning mappers (e.g., Lightning Imaging Sensor / LIS, or Geostationary Lightning Mapper / GLM); Polar, Molniya, Tundra, etc. Earth orbits have significant drawbacks related to continuous coverage and/or stable FOVs (Fields of View).