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Lightning, 2001–2016

Environmental Reporting
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ISO 19115/19139 Metadata XML PDF

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eng

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dataset

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dataset

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Organisation Name

Environmental Reporting, Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand

Position Name

Analyst

Contact Info
Contact
Address
Address
Delivery Point

23 Kate Sheppard Place, PO Box 10362

City

Wellington 6143

Country

New Zealand

Electronic Mail Address

Environmental.Reporting@mfe.govt.nz

Role
Role Code

distributor

Date Stamp
Date

2017-10-13

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ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata

Metadata Standard Version

1.1

Reference System Info
Reference System
Reference System Identifier
Identifier
Code

WGS 84

Identification Info
Data Identification
Citation
Citation
Title

Lightning, 2001–2016

Date
Abstract

Lightning is the discharge of electricity from thunderstorms and can occur within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground. By international standards, lightning does not occur frequently around New Zealand. However, ground strikes can injure or kill people and livestock, damage property and infrastructure, and, although rarely in New Zealand, spark forest fires. Thunderstorms are often associated with other severe weather events, such as strong wind gusts and hail. Thunderstorms may increase in frequency and intensity with climate change.
More information on this dataset and how it relates to our environmental reporting indicators and topics can be found in the attached data quality pdf.

Status
Progress Code

completed

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Responsible Party
Organisation Name

Environmental Reporting, Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand

Position Name

Analyst

Contact Info
Contact
Address
Address
Delivery Point

23 Kate Sheppard Place, PO Box 10362

City

Wellington 6143

Country

New Zealand

Electronic Mail Address

Environmental.Reporting@mfe.govt.nz

Role
Role Code

distributor

Resource Maintenance
Maintenance Information
Maintenance And Update Frequency
Maintenance Frequency Code

irregular

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Format
Name

*.xml

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Unknown

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Keywords
Keyword

New Zealand

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Keyword Type Code

theme

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Citation
Title

ANZLIC Jurisdictions

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Edition

Version 2.1

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Date

2008-10-29

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http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/anzlic-jurisdic.xml#anzlic-jurisdic

Cited Responsible Party
Responsible Party
Organisation Name

ANZLIC the Spatial Information Council

Role
Role Code

custodian

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Keywords
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CLIMATE-AND-WEATHER-Extreme-weather-events

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theme

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Citation
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ANZLIC Search Words

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Edition

Version 2.1

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2008-05-16

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http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/anzlic-theme.xml#anzlic-theme

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ANZLIC the Spatial Information Council

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Role Code

custodian

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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand by Ministry for the Environment

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license

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Use Limitation

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

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copyright

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Use Limitation

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand by Ministry for the Environment

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Restriction Code

license

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grid

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eng

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utf8

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environment

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EX _ Geographic Description
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Authority
Citation
Title

ANZMet Lite Country codelist

Date
Edition

Version 1.0

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Date

2009-03-31

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http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/anzlic-country.xml#Country

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Organisation Name

ANZLIC the Spatial Information Council

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Role Code

custodian

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nzl

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166.00019999999998178.9997-47.9994-33.0006
Distribution Info
Distribution
Transfer Options
Digital Transfer Options
On Line
Online Resource
Linkage
URL

https://data.mfe.govt.nz/layer/89428-lightning-20012016/

Data Quality Info
DQ _ Data Quality
Scope
DQ _ Scope
Level
Scope Code

dataset

Level Description
Scope Description
Other

dataset

Lineage
LI _ Lineage
Statement

Source:
MetService courtesy of Transpower New Zealand Limited

Method:
Lightning is the discharge of electricity from thunderstorms that equalises areas of positive and negative charge, for example, between a storm cloud and the ground. Thunderstorms form as a result of rapidly rising air with high moisture content (humidity).
The New Zealand Lightning Detection Network (NZLDN) owned by Transpower and operated by MetService records the number of lightning ground strikes. Sensors around the country detect lightning over the New Zealand land mass and a short distance out to sea (approximately 500km). These sensors detect the electrical discharge, location, and other parameters, such as current strength. The NZLDN records both cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground strikes. Generally, the location of cloud-to-ground strikes can be determined to within approximately 1 km.

Metadata Constraints
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Use Limitation

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand by Ministry for the Environment

Access Constraints
Restriction Code

license

Metadata Constraints
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand by Ministry for the Environment

Use Constraints
Restriction Code

license