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Lightning induced brightening in the airglow layerThis report describes a transient luminosity observed at the altitude of the airglow layer (about 95 km) in coincidence with a lightning flash in a tropical oceanic thunderstorm directly beneath it. This event provides new evidence of direct coupling between lightning and ionospheric events. This luminous event in the ionosphere was the only one of its kind observed during an examination of several thousand images of lightning recorded under suitable viewing conditions with Space Shuttle cameras. Several possible mechanisms and interpretations are discussed briefly.
Document ID
19920041589
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Boeck, W. L.
(Niagara University NY, United States)
Vaughan, O. H., Jr.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Blakeslee, R.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Vonnegut, B.
(New York, State University Albany, United States)
Brook, M.
(New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 24, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 19
ISSN: 0094-8276
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
ISSN: 0094-8276
Accession Number
92A24213
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-37135
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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