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Transient Atmospheric Events Measured by Detectors on the Vernov Satellite

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In this paper, data obtained by the Vernov satellite are discussed in comparison with the data obtained by Universitetsky–Tatiana-1, 2 satellites. The advanced instrumentation onboard the Vernov satellite improved the capabilities of the data-transmission system, providing an opportunity to acquire more detailed information on transient atmospheric events (TAEs), including a wider range of TAE photon numbers (event brightness) down to lower photon numbers, the opportunity to observe the events in ultraviolet range without the considerable inclusion of red–infrared photons (which indicates the substantial contribution of electric discharges, lightning precursors, at the altitudes of thunderstorm clouds), and the observation of TAE series at a rate of about 10–100 occurrences per second with a period from tens of seconds to several minutes.

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Original Russian Text © P.A. Klimov, G.K. Garipov, B.A. Khrenov, V.S. Morozenko, V.O. Barinova, V.V. Bogomolov, M.A. Kaznacheeva, M.I. Panasyuk, K.Yu. Saleev, S.I. Svertilov, 2017, published in Issledovanie Zemli iz Kosmosa, 2017, No. 3, pp. 65–75.

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Klimov, P.A., Garipov, G.K., Khrenov, B.A. et al. Transient Atmospheric Events Measured by Detectors on the Vernov Satellite. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 53, 924–933 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433817090158

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