Ligthning strikes from the Nowcast network#
In the platform two visualisation modes are possible:
Real-time (moving window)#
In this mode, the lightning strikes can be visualised following a moving window schema of 6 min, following SMC’s radar.
In each of the 6-min intervals, the lightning strikes detected in that interval and the 30 minutes before are displayed using an orange dot with a yellow halo, but with a different level of opacity. Older lightning strikes are shown with a more transparent background.
This visualisation is used in the following products:
Rainfall accumulation 6 min (SMC Radar)
Rainfall accumulation 30 min (SMC Radar)
Daily intervals#
In this mode, all lightning strikes detected during each natural day are displayed. The style used is the same as the real-time mode, but without the opacity changes.
This visualisation is used in the following products:
Daily rainfall accumulation (SMC Radar)
Visualization#
