Optical observations of thunderstorms from the International Space Station: recent results and perspectives

T Neubert, FJ Gordillo-Vázquez, H Huntrieser - npj Microgravity, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The International Space Station (ISS) is in the lowest available orbit at~ 400 km
altitude, bringing instruments as close to the atmosphere as possible from the vantage point …

Estimates of Lightning Activity and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flash Detectability at Mount Etna for the ESTHER Project

A Ursi, D Reitano, E Virgilli, A Bulgarelli, A Tiberia - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Experiment to Study Thunderstorm High-Energy Radiation (ESTHER) is a small project
of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), devoted to the study of high-energy …

Development of a VHF broadband interferometer to investigate unsolved lightning phenomena: high-energy radiation from lightning strikes and multi-stroke positive …

M Urbani - 2022 - upcommons.upc.edu
(English) The aim of this thesis work is the development of a VHF broadband interferometer
for lightning research. The observations with this instrument allowed us to investigate some …