SPRITES AS EVIDENCE OF VERTICAL GRAVITY-WAVE STRUCTURES ABOVE MESOSCALE THUNDERSTORMS

Authors
PASKO VP INAN US BELL TF
Citation
Vp. Pasko et al., SPRITES AS EVIDENCE OF VERTICAL GRAVITY-WAVE STRUCTURES ABOVE MESOSCALE THUNDERSTORMS, Geophysical research letters, 24(14), 1997, pp. 1735-1738
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geophysical research letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00948276
Volume
24
Issue
14
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1735 - 1738
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(1997)24:14<1735:SAEOVG>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Large area multicell thunderstorms lead to the formation of vertically oriented cylindrical structures of gravity waves at mesospheric altit udes closely resembling those observed in optical emissions associated with transient luminous glows called sprites.