HR: 1330h
AN: AE42A-0784    [PDF]
TI: The Spectroscopy and Energetics of Red Sprites
AU: Siefring, C
EM: siefring@nrl.navy.mil
AF: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375 United States
AU: * Morrill, J
EM: morrill@shogun.nrl.navy.mil
AF: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375 United States
AU: Bucsela, E
EM: bucsela@hyperion.gsfc.nasa.gov
AF: Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 916, Greenbelt, MD 20771 United States
AU: Heavner, M
EM: matt.heavner@uas.alaska.edu
AF: University of Alaska Southeast, 11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 99801 United States
AU: Berg, S
EM: sberg@ssd5.nrl.navy.mil
AF: Computational Physics, Inc., 8001 Braddock Road Suite 210, Springfield, VA 22151 United States
AB: During the past decade, the study of red sprites has evolved from the observation of general physical properties and application of relatively simple models to detailed research into the fundamental nature of the morphology, chemistry, and energetics of this highly dynamic phenomenon. Spectroscopy is one area that has provided significant information on the energetics and chemistry of sprites. This includes observations from video spectrographs and narrow band imaging and photometry. This talk will review spectroscopic and photometric observations and present recent results on ionization and electron energetics observed in sprites.
DE: 2427 Ionosphere/atmosphere interactions (0335)
DE: 2435 Ionospheric disturbances
DE: 3304 Atmospheric electricity
DE: 3324 Lightning
SC: Atmospheric and Space Electricity [AE]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting