Quantifying Positive and Negative Sprite-Halo Characteristics Over Northern Argentina

Authors

Matt Bailey, Utah State University
M. J. Taylor, Utah State UniversityFollow
P. D. Pautet, Utah State University
S. Cummer, Duke University
N. Jaugey, Duke University
J. N. Thomas, University of Washington
R. W. Holzworth, University of Washington

Document Type

Poster

Journal/Book Title/Conference

CEDAR 2008 Workshop

Location

Midway, UT

Publication Date

6-17-2008

Abstract

Sprites and halos are prominent members of an extraordinary family of Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), discovered and named during the early 1990's. Occurring in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere, TLEs are now known to be caused by intense heating and ionization in the mesosphere due to electrons excited by transient electrical fields in the upper atmosphere induced by tropospheric lightning discharges.

Recommended Citation

Bailey, Matt; Taylor, M. J.; Pautet, P. D.; Cummer, S.; Jaugey, N.; Thomas, J. N.; and Holzworth, R. W., "Quantifying Positive and Negative Sprite-Halo Characteristics Over Northern Argentina" (2008). All Physics Faculty Publications. Paper 2154.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/physics_facpub/2154