Table of Contents

From the contents:

Introduction to the Physics of Sprites, Elves and Intense Lightning Discharges.- The Meteorology of Transient Luminous an Introduction and Overview.- The Microphysical and Electrical Properties of Sprite-Producing Thunderstorms.- Global Thunderstorm Activity.- Imaging Systems in the Research.- Spacecraft Based Studies of Transient Luminous Events.- Observations of Sprites From Space at the Nadir: The LSO (Lightning and Sprite Observations) Experiment on Board of the International Space Station.- Remote Sensing of the Upper Atmosphere by VLF.- Measurements of Lightning Parameters from Remote Electromagnetic Fields.- Location and Electrical Properties of Sprite-Producing Lightning from a single Elf Site.- Calibrated Radiance Measurements with an Air-Filled Glow Discharge Tube: Application to Sprites in the Mesosphere.- Theoretical Modeling of Sprites and Jets.- On the Modeling of Sprites and Sprite Producing Clouds in the Global Electric Circuit.- Actual Problems of Thundercloud Electrodynamics.- Poster Abstracts.- Index.