Enhancement of Green Ghosts Due To Recurrence of Sprite Element
Abstract We examined three observations of green emission events (labeled as event A, B and C, respectively) associated with red sprites as captured by amateurs. In all cases, the green emissions were recorded atop of red sprite. Based on the location of causative strokes and background star fields...
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| author | Xin Huang Gaopeng Lu Feifan Liu Zhengwei Cheng Frankie Lucena Yu Liu Xianghui Xue Yongping Wang Morris B. Cohen Thomas Ashcraft Paul Smith Hank Schyma |
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| description | Abstract We examined three observations of green emission events (labeled as event A, B and C, respectively) associated with red sprites as captured by amateurs. In all cases, the green emissions were recorded atop of red sprite. Based on the location of causative strokes and background star fields for events A and B, their altitudes are confined between 88 and 100 km, with the maximum brightness at 90.7 and 95.5 km, respectively. Events B and C were lit up for a second time after the recurrence of a sprite element, extending their duration to approximately 1,084 ms and 732.6 ms, much longer than that (about 500 ms) for event A; the intensity of green emissions was also enhanced due to sprite recurrence. It is inferred that the recurrence of sprite elements could affect the ambient condition by further increasing electron density and strengthening the electric field for the ghost production. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8886136a0e34447d9de382d7511cd83c2024-11-11T10:10:52ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072024-10-015120n/an/a10.1029/2024GL108397Enhancement of Green Ghosts Due To Recurrence of Sprite ElementXin Huang0Gaopeng Lu1Feifan Liu2Zhengwei Cheng3Frankie Lucena4Yu Liu5Xianghui Xue6Yongping Wang7Morris B. Cohen8Thomas Ashcraft9Paul Smith10Hank Schyma11School of Earth and Space Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei ChinaSchool of Earth and Space Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei ChinaSchool of Earth and Space Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei ChinaState Key Laboratory of Space Weather National Space Science Center Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaCaribbean TLE Observatory Cabo Rojo Puerto RicoSchool of Earth and Space Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei ChinaSchool of Earth and Space Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei ChinaKey Laboratory for Polar Science Ministry of Natural Resources Polar Research Institute of China Shanghai ChinaSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA USAHeliotown Observatory Lamy NM USAPaul M. Smith Photography Goessel OK USATexas TLE Observatory Brownfield TX USAAbstract We examined three observations of green emission events (labeled as event A, B and C, respectively) associated with red sprites as captured by amateurs. In all cases, the green emissions were recorded atop of red sprite. Based on the location of causative strokes and background star fields for events A and B, their altitudes are confined between 88 and 100 km, with the maximum brightness at 90.7 and 95.5 km, respectively. Events B and C were lit up for a second time after the recurrence of a sprite element, extending their duration to approximately 1,084 ms and 732.6 ms, much longer than that (about 500 ms) for event A; the intensity of green emissions was also enhanced due to sprite recurrence. It is inferred that the recurrence of sprite elements could affect the ambient condition by further increasing electron density and strengthening the electric field for the ghost production.https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108397transient luminous events (TLEs)cloud‐to‐ground (CG) strokesred spritesgreen emissions |
| spellingShingle | Xin Huang Gaopeng Lu Feifan Liu Zhengwei Cheng Frankie Lucena Yu Liu Xianghui Xue Yongping Wang Morris B. Cohen Thomas Ashcraft Paul Smith Hank Schyma Enhancement of Green Ghosts Due To Recurrence of Sprite Element Geophysical Research Letters transient luminous events (TLEs) cloud‐to‐ground (CG) strokes red sprites green emissions |
| title | Enhancement of Green Ghosts Due To Recurrence of Sprite Element |
| title_full | Enhancement of Green Ghosts Due To Recurrence of Sprite Element |
| title_fullStr | Enhancement of Green Ghosts Due To Recurrence of Sprite Element |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancement of Green Ghosts Due To Recurrence of Sprite Element |
| title_short | Enhancement of Green Ghosts Due To Recurrence of Sprite Element |
| title_sort | enhancement of green ghosts due to recurrence of sprite element |
| topic | transient luminous events (TLEs) cloud‐to‐ground (CG) strokes red sprites green emissions |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108397 |
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