TY - JOUR
T1 - Observations of transient luminous events from earth orbit
AU - Yair, Yoav
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - We review the results of space-based observations of Transient Luminous Events occurring in the upper atmosphere in conjunction with intense lightning flashes. The global rate of these events has significant implications on the global electrical circuit, combining the lower troposphere with the ionosphere. The needed TLE climatology can be best addressed by orbiting space platforms. The results from various such platforms are presented: from early Space Shuttle missions, the MEIDEX campaign, the LSO on-board the ISS and unmanned instruments on the FORMOSAT-2 and RHESSI satellites. Future missions are briefly described.
AB - We review the results of space-based observations of Transient Luminous Events occurring in the upper atmosphere in conjunction with intense lightning flashes. The global rate of these events has significant implications on the global electrical circuit, combining the lower troposphere with the ionosphere. The needed TLE climatology can be best addressed by orbiting space platforms. The results from various such platforms are presented: from early Space Shuttle missions, the MEIDEX campaign, the LSO on-board the ISS and unmanned instruments on the FORMOSAT-2 and RHESSI satellites. Future missions are briefly described.
KW - ELVES
KW - Lightning
KW - Satellite
KW - Space based observations
KW - Sprites
KW - Transient luminous events
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U2 - 10.1541/ieejfms.126.244
DO - 10.1541/ieejfms.126.244
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AN - SCOPUS:33645571918
SN - 0385-4205
VL - 126
SP - 244
EP - 249
JO - IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials
JF - IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials
IS - 4
ER -