Simulation of the infrared signature of transient luminous events in the middle atmosphere for a limb line of sight

Frédéric Romand (1, 2) , Laurence Croizé (1) , Sébastien Payan (2) , Nathalie Huret (3)

1 ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab [Châtillon]
2 TROPO - LATMOS
3 LPC2E - Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace

We study the effects of Sprites on the atmospheric chemistry and radiances. We use the code SAMM2 to model the excitation of the ambient atmosphere. Then we explain how we will include a sprite model.

Domains: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]

Frédéric Romand, Laurence Croizé, Sébastien Payan, Nathalie Huret. Simulation of the infrared signature of transient luminous events in the middle atmosphere for a limb line of sight. OSA Light, Energy and the Environment Congress, Nov 2016, Leipzig, Germany. pp.JW4A, 2016, ⟨10.1364/FTS.2016.JW4A.30⟩. ⟨insu-01414975⟩