Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICS OF SPRITES, ELVES AND INTENSE LIGHTNING DISCHARGES

Chapter 2 THE METEOROLOGY OF TRANSIENT LUMINOUS EVENTS-AN INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

Chapter 3 THE MICROPHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF SPRITE-PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS

Chapter 4 GLOBAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY

Chapter 5 IMAGING SYSTEMS IN TLE RESEARCH

Chapter 6 SPACECRAFT BASED STUDIES OF TRANSIENT LUMINOUS EVENTS

Chapter 7 OBSERVATIONS OF SPRITES FROM SPACE AT THE NADIR: THE LSO (LIGHTNING AND SPRITE OBSERVATIONS) EXPERIMENT ON BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Chapter 8 REMOTE SENSING OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE BY VLF

Chapter 9 MEASUREMENTS OF LIGHTNING PARAMETERS FROM REMOTE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

Chapter 10 LOCATION AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF SPRITE-PRODUCING LIGHTNING FROM A SINGLE ELF SITE

Chapter 11 CALIBRATED RADIANCE MEASUREMENTS WITH AN AIR-FILLED GLOW DISCHARGE TUBE: APPLICATION TO SPRITES IN THE MESOSPHERE

Chapter 12 THE ORETICAL MODELING OF SPRITES AND JETS

Chapter 13 ON THE MODELING OF SPRITES AND SPRITEPRODUCING CLOUDS IN THE GLOBAL ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

Chapter 14 ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF THUNDERCLOUD ELECTRODYNAMICS