EUMETSAT lightning data detectives make spooky discovery
What caused an eery streak of light while specialists were visualising events using the Meteosat Third Generation Lightning Imager?
The Lightning Imager on board the Meteosat Third Generation – Imager 1 (MTG-I1) satellite is a crucial new tool for predicting rapidly developing extreme weather events. However, at 14:07 on 14 August 2023, experts testing and fine-tuning the instrument were shocked to see an eery streak of light crossing the combined field of view of its four high-resolution cameras, when visualising the locations of lightning detections.
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