Particularly intense lightning discharges can produce transient luminous events above thunderclouds, termed sprites, elves and jets. These short lived optical emissions in the mesosphere can reach from the tops of thunderclouds up to the ionosphere; they provide direct evidence of coupling from the lower atmosphere to the upper atmosphere. Sprites are arguably the most dramatic recent discovery in solar-terrestrial physics. Shortly after the first ground based video recordings of sprites, observations on board the Space Shuttle detected sprites and elves occurring all around the world. These reports led to detailed sprite observations in North America, South America, Australia, Japan, and Europe. Subsequently, sprites were detected from other space platforms such as the International Space Station and the ROCSAT satellite. During the past 15 years, more than 200 contributions on sprites have been published in the scientific literature to document this rapidly evolving new research area.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-13
9781402046285
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94468640
Product Key Features
Author
Michael J Rycroft, Eugene A. Mareev, Martin Fullekrug
Publication Name
Sprites, Elves and Intense Lightning Discharges
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Geology, Physics
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
398 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
225
Item Weight
704g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Nato Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Eugene A. Mareev, Michael J Rycroft, Martin Fullekrug
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