Ground-Based Observations of Unusual Atmospheric Light Emissions  

作　　者：杨静 陆高鹏 杜艰 潘蔚琳 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences [2]State Key Laboratory of Space Weather, Chinese Academy of Sciences [3]Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology

出　　处：《Journal of Meteorological Research》2014年第4期624-633,共10页气象学报（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by the National(Key) Basic Research and Development(973)Program of China(2014CB441405);Specialized Research Fund for State Key Laboratory of Space Weather,Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters;National Natural Science Foundation of China(41374153 and 40804028);Beijing Natural Science Foundation(8143038);Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

摘　　要：Unusual atmospheric light emissions were observed from a station located in Shandong Province of East China. The main morphology of these events includes a bright glowing spot, which differs distinctly from any type of transient luminous events （TLEs） well recognized in literature, such as sprites, halos, elves, gigantic jets, blue jets, and blue starters. A comparison between the observations of four such light emission events and the data from lightning detection networks reveals no correlation between these events and the intense lightning activity in the adjacent area. The events reported in this paper may imply the existence of a new phenomenon with a mechanism that remains to be investigated with further observation and complementary lightning measurement.Unusual atmospheric light emissions were observed from a station located in Shandong Province of East China. The main morphology of these events includes a bright glowing spot, which differs distinctly from any type of transient luminous events （TLEs） well recognized in literature, such as sprites, halos, elves, gigantic jets, blue jets, and blue starters. A comparison between the observations of four such light emission events and the data from lightning detection networks reveals no correlation between these events and the intense lightning activity in the adjacent area. The events reported in this paper may imply the existence of a new phenomenon with a mechanism that remains to be investigated with further observation and complementary lightning measurement.

关 键 词：transient luminous events （TLEs） LIGHTNING THUNDERSTORMS 

分 类 号：P412[天文地球—大气科学及气象学]