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Scientific paper
Dec 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001agufmae31a0070g&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2001, abstract #AE31A-0070
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2427 Ionosphere/Atmosphere Interactions (0335), 3304 Atmospheric Electricity, 3324 Lightning, 3334 Middle Atmosphere Dynamics (0341, 0342)
Scientific paper
During the summer months of 1998-2000, Stanford University fielded campaigns to telescopically image sprites. The campaigns were conducted at Langmuir Laboratory (operated by New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) in Socorro NM and Yucca Ridge Observatory in Fort Collins CO. The experiment consisted of two intensified CCD cameras, two photometers, and crossed magnetic loop VLF antennas. One camera was mounted on a 16in diameter, 72in focal length Newtonian telescope with a field of view of 0.72x0.9 degrees and the other had a 50mm lens with a field of view of 9x12 degrees. Similarly one photometer was mounted on an 8in diameter, 1200mm focal length Newtonian telescope with a circular field of view of 1 degree and the second was red-filtered and had a wider field of view of 3x6 degrees. All four instruments were mounted on the same platform and were aligned. Video data was stored on VHS tapes with the photometer signals recorded on the audio channels. GPS video time-stamping and IRIG-B code were used for timing. Data from these campaigns reveal streamer structures within sprites ranging from 25m to 200m in width. Streamer morphologies are diverse ranging from single columns to multiply-forked structures to chains of beads. Faint downward branching is observed prior to some large sprite events. Streamers are seen to develop on time scales from less than 17ms to over 100ms. Streamer sizes and velocities are compared to existing models and charge moments for associated sferics are presented.
Gerken Elizabeth A.
Inan Umran S.
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