ELF sferic energy as a proxy indicator for sprite occurrence

• Main Authors: Inan, Umran S., Reising, Steven C., Bell, Timothy F.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Colorado State University. Libraries 2007
• Subjects: Palmer Station; Palmer-Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/68071

Includes bibliographical references (page 990). Broadband ELF/VLF measurements of sferics near Ft. Collins, Colorado, demonstrate that ELF sferic energy is a proxy for sprite occurrence which can be used to estimate the number of sprites produced by a thunderstorm. Ultra-long range (~12,000 km) meas...