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Observation and interpretation of fast sub-visual light pulses from the night skyFast large-aperture photometers directed at the zenith on clear nights near Minneapolis have recorded many light pulses in the msec time range, but aside from man-made events these were almost entirely due to Rayleigh-scattered distant lightning, with a residual very low rate (less than 0.1/hr) of unidentified pulses. It is argued that 1-msec light pulses seen in several previous experiments may also be mostly Rayleigh-scattered lightning, rather than fluorescent light due to electron precipitation from lightning-induced whistlers as previously proposed.
Document ID
19890066149
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Nemzek, R. J.
(Minnesota Univ. Minneapolis, MN, United States)
Winckler, J. R.
(Minnesota, University Minneapolis, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 16
ISSN: 0094-8276
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
89A53520
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-5088
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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