Observations of Sprites From Space at the Nadir: The Lso (Lightning and Sprite Observations) Experiment on Board of the International Space Station

Blanc, E.; Farges, Thomas; Brebion, D.; Labarthe, A.; Melnikov, V. E.

doi:10.1007/1-4020-4629-4_7

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“…As it lays in strong O2 absorption band near 761.9 nm, it is not visible in ground measurements, thanks to the fact that above the sprite, there is less oxygen than below; however, it is visible from space. What is more, at the same time, the emission from lightnings at this wavelength is damped by the air above them (Blanc et al, 2006).…”

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Theoretical Problems Underlying Sprite Observations of the Planned Taranis Satellite Mission

Jujeczko

2019

Artificial Satellites

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Tool for the Analysis of Radiations from lightnings and Sprites (TARANIS) is a French Space Agency's (CNES) satellite mission planned for launch in 2020. It is designed for investigating phenomena related to thunderstorm activity, transient luminous events (TLEs) and amongst them -red sprites. The satellite is equipped with cameras, photometers, energetic particles detectors, ion probe and electromagnetic sensors of wide frequency spectrum. It will be the most versatile satellite for measuring TLEs ever sent to space. In this article, theories that are fundamental for understanding sprites and sprites-related measurements of TARANIS mission are presented. The current state of sprites phenomenology and their possible generation mechanisms are presented. The article briefly covers streamer discharges, cloud charge structure at the TLE occurrence, electric breakdown of the air and Runaway Relativistic Electron Avalanche (RREA). At the end, TARANIS mission equipment and goals that are related to presented theories are presented.

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Theoretical Problems Underlying Sprite Observations of the Planned Taranis Satellite Mission

Jujeczko

2019

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“…The concept of discriminating TLEs from images taken at the nadir has been validated by the LSO experiment onboard the ISS [28,34,35]. Blanc et al [28] suggested distinguishing TLEs from lightning by their spectral content.…”

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Taranis MCP: a joint instrument for accurate monitoring of transient luminous event in the upper atmosphere

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Farges

Jehl

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International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2012

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Abstract-The TARANIS microsatellite -CNES, Myriade family -is dedicated to the study of the impulsive transfers of energy between the Earth atmosphere and the space environment, including transient phenomena such as Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs). It observes from above thunderstorm areas. Part of the payload, the "MicroCameras and Photometers" (MCP) instrument is in charge of the remote sensing of TLEs in terms of optical imaging and waveforms. Its objectives are to identify and characterize lightning flashes and TLEs in optical wavelengths, to determine spectral properties and to provide an alert to all TARANIS instruments for common TLE observations at high resolution. The purpose of this paper is to describe the methodology to observe TLEs from the nadir and to detail the specifications and performances of the MCP instrumentation.

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“…The LSO (Lightning and Sprite Observations) on board ISS (International Space Station) is first experiment dedicated to a nadir observation of sprites from the Earth orbit (Blanc et al, 2004;Blanc et al, 2006;Blanc et al, 2007). The first LSO measurements were conducted on the ISS in October 2001.…”

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“…The ASIM will further coordinates with the ground EuroSprite campaigns (Neubert et al, 2001;Neubert et al, 2008;Neubert, 2009). TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of Radiations from lightNIngs and Sprites, 2016-) (Blanc et al, 2006;Lefeuvre et al, 2009) is a CNES satellite project with a goal to study of the impulsive transfer of energy between the Earth atmosphere and the space environment. TARANIS have a very broad range of scientific objectives for simultaneously probing the TLEs and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs).…”

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“…Therefore, TARANIS instruments including micro-cameras, photometers, X-ray, γ-ray detectors, energetic electron detectors, and radio band antenna. The TRANIS mission aims are: (1) to advance the physical understanding of the links between TLEs, TGFs, (2) to clarify the potential signatures of impulsive transfers of energy, verified by physical mechanism, and (3) to elucidate the physical parameters in TLEs and TGFs (Blanc et al, 2006;Lefeuvre et al, 2009).…”

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The Middle Atmosphere: Discharge Phenomena

Kuo¹

2012

Advances in Spacecraft Systems and Orbit Determination

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Observations of Sprites From Space at the Nadir: The Lso (Lightning and Sprite Observations) Experiment on Board of the International Space Station

Cited by 11 publications

References 26 publications

Theoretical Problems Underlying Sprite Observations of the Planned Taranis Satellite Mission

Theoretical Problems Underlying Sprite Observations of the Planned Taranis Satellite Mission

Taranis MCP: a joint instrument for accurate monitoring of transient luminous event in the upper atmosphere

The Middle Atmosphere: Discharge Phenomena

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