Viewing lightning trends

I've noticed the lightning data go through various cycles throughout the afternoon, ramping up then coming back down. That got me thinking about a way to visualize these trends in AWIPS.

Using the Tracking Meteogram Tool, I was able to create a quick table that displayed GLM activity over a desired time frame (it even tracked the background visible satellite).  I did note that the Flash Area products did not plot like the other GLM fields.

Fig 1. Setting up the Tracking Meteogram Tool

Fig 2. Meteogram information extracted from above.

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