LIGHTNING ON PLANETS WITH FOCUS ON SATURN

Principal InvestigatorGeorg Fischer
PostDoc:Joseph Ambrose Pagaran
E-Mailgeorg.fischer[at]oeaw.ac.at
AddressSchmiedlstrasse 6, 8042 Graz, AUSTRIA
Research InstitutionSpace Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Approval date06.03.2012
Project durationStart: 16.08.2012
 End: 15.03.2016
Scientific field(s)1223 (Space exploraton): 65%
 1604 (Space science-meteorology): 20%
 1228 (Plasma physics): 10%
 1204 (Astronomy): 5%
KeywordsSaturn
 Saturn Electrostatic Discharges = SEDs
 planetary lightning, Cassini
 atmospheric electricity

This project was a follow-up project of P 21295-N16 („Atmospheric electricity in the Saturnian system“), which was carried out by Georg Fischer from 1 August 2009 until 31 December 2011.