Lightning is an extremely energetic electric discharge process in our atmosphere. It significantly affects the concentration of greenhouse gases and it threatens electrical and electronic devices, in particular, when placed on elevated structures like wind turbines or aircraft, and when these structures are built with modern composite materials with inherently low electric conductivity. In addition, even our fundamental understanding of atmospheric electricity is far from complete. New discharge processes in the atmosphere above thunderstorms have been discovered, the so-called Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) in the stratosphere and mesosphere, and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) that emit particle beams of antimatter. These phenomena demand thorough investigations, in geophysics and in the related fields of plasma and high-voltage technology where similar discharges appear.
These challenges are approached within the SAINT project with a multidisciplinary and inter-sectorial training platform for 15 ESRs. The platform brings together satellite and ground observations with modelling and lab experiments. It couples scientific studies to applications relevant to industries developing satellite data products, plasma discharge technologies, lightning detection systems and lightning protection devices.
With SAINT, we take advantage of the extraordinary opportunity presented by three simultaneous space missions with dedicated instruments to study lightning discharges, TLEs and TGFs, to integrate the unique space data with dedicated novel ground observations, model developments and lab experiments. SAINT will train the next generation of young, innovative scientists to shape the future of research and technology in Europe.
Martin Füllekrug, Kuang Koh, Zhongjian Liu, Andrew Mezentsev Detection of Low-Frequency Continuum Radiation published pages: 1039-1050, ISSN: 0048-6604, DOI: 10.1029/2018RS006654
Radio Science 53/9
2019-06-19
2018
Martin Füllekrug, Kuang Liang Koh, Zhongjian Liu, Andrew Mezentsev First Map of Coherent Low Frequency Continuum Radiation in the Sky published pages: , ISSN: 0048-6604, DOI: 10.1029/2018RS006705
Radio Science
2019-06-19
2018
Zhongjian Liu, Kuang Liang Koh, Andrew Mezentsev, Sven-Erik Enno, Jacqueline Sugier, Martin Fullekrug Lightning Sferics: Analysis of the Instantaneous Phase and Frequency Inferred From Complex Waveforms published pages: 448-457, ISSN: 0048-6604, DOI: 10.1002/2017RS006451
Radio Science 53/4
2019-06-19
2018
Kuang Liang Koh, Zhongjian Liu, Martin Füllekrug Lower Ionosphere Effects on Narrowband Very Low Frequency Transmission Propagation: Fast Variabilities and Frequency Dependence published pages: 611-623, ISSN: 0048-6604, DOI: 10.1002/2017RS006456
Radio Science 53/5
2019-06-19
2018
C. Köhn, O. Chanrion, T. Neubert High-Energy Emissions Induced by Air Density Fluctuations of Discharges published pages: 5194-5203, ISSN: 0094-8276, DOI: 10.1029/2018GL077788
Geophysical Research Letters 45/10
2019-06-19
2017
Martin Fullekrug Introduction to lightning detection published pages: 32-35, ISSN: 1477-8696, DOI: 10.1002/wea.2810
Weather 72(2)
2019-06-19
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