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Latest publicationsProduction of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes During the Early Stages of Lightning FlashesPublication Link
American Geophysical Union2022/4Analysis of Blue Corona Discharges at the Top of Tropical Thunderstorm Clouds in Different Phases of ConvectionPublication Link
AGU2022/3Initiation of lightning flashes simultaneously observed from space and the ground: Narrow bipolar eventsPublication Link
2022/4Very-high-frequency oscillations in the main peak of a magnetar giant flarePublication Link
2021/12Spectral analysis of individual terrestrial gamma-ray flashes detected by ASIMPublication Link
AGU2021/12Optical emissions associated with narrow bipolar events in radio signals from thunderstorm clouds penetrating into the stratospherePublication Link
2021/11Observation of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes at Mid LatitudePublication Link
American Geophysical Union2021/9Global Frequency and Geographical Distribution of Nighttime Streamer Corona Discharges (BLUEs) in ThundercloudsPublication Link
American Geophysical Union2021/9Blue Flashes as Counterparts to Narrow Bipolar Events: The Optical Signal of Shallow In-Cloud DischargesPublication Link
2021/7Simultaneous Observations of EIP, TGF, Elve, and Optical LightningPublication Link
2021/6Constraining Spectral Models of a Terrestrial Gamma- Ray Flash From a Terrestrial Electron Beam Observation by the Atmosphere-Space Interactions MonitorPublication Link
2021/5Blue Optical Observations of Narrow Bipolar Events by ASIM Suggest Corona Streamer Activity in ThunderstormsPublication Link
2020/7Spectral Observations of Optical Emissions Associated With Terrestrial Gamma‐Ray FlashesPublication Link
2021/2A simultaneous observation of lightning by ASIM, Colombia‐Lightning Mapping Array, GLM and ISS‐LISPublication Link
Online version2021/2Observation of the onset of a blue jet into the stratospherePublication Link
2021/1Modeling lightning observations from space-based platforms (CloudScat.jl 1.0)Publication Link
2020/11Comparison of High‐Speed Optical Observations of a Lightning Flash From Space and the GroundPublication Link
2020/10The Emission of Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes From Encountering Streamer Coronae Associated to the Breakdown of Lightning LeadersPublication Link
2020/10Three Years of the Lightning Imaging Sensor Onboard the International Space Station: Expanded Global Coverage and Enhanced ApplicationsPublication Link
American Geophysical Union2020/8Spectroscopic Diagnostic of Halos and Elves Detected From Space‐Based PhotometersPublication Link
2018/11A terrestrial gamma-ray flash and ionospheric ultraviolet emissions powered by lightningPublication Link
AAAS2020/1The First Terrestrial Electron Beam Observed by the Atmosphere‐Space Interactions MonitorPublication Link
AGU2019/12First ten months of TGF observations by ASIMPublication Link
AGU2019/12Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor, Instrument and First ResultsPublication Link
IEEE2019/11The Modular Multispectral Imaging Array (MMIA) of the ASIM Payload on the International Space StationPublication Link
2019/6The ASIM Mission on the International Space StationPublication Link
2019/3The Modular X- and Gamma-Ray Sensor (MXGS) of the ASIM Payload on the International Space StationPublication Link
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ASIM Science Data CentreThe Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) is an observatory on the International Space Station (ISS) that measures lightning and bursts of gamma-rays from thunderstorm clouds. The overarching goal is to understand the role of electrified storms in atmospheric dynamics. ASIM is a mission of the European Space Agency ESA’s SciSpace Programme for scientific utilization of the ISS and non-ISS space exploration platforms and space environment analogues. It is funded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science who supported ASIM from the Danish Globalization Fund for Climate Initiatives (2009–2012) via a special contribution to ESA, and by national and ESA funds from, Denmark, Spain, Norway, Italy, Poland and Belgium. The ASIM consortium is formed by Terma A/S, Technical University of Denmark, University of Bergen, University of Valencia, Polish Academy of Sciences Space Research Center, and OHB Italia. The Technical University of Denmark is leading the scientific advisory board to ESA and Terma A/S is the prime contractor under ESA for the payload development. Initial phases started in 2004 to 2009, and development started in 2010. ASIM was launched April 2nd, 2018, with CRS-14 Falcon-9/Dragon by SpaceX. The budget of ASIM is 35-40 MEUR. ASIM science data center (ASDC) is processing and distributing the ASIM data. More about ASDC
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Latest newsASIM in the mediaMedia page of the Birkeland Centre for Space Science, with links to international stories about ASIM and the research results coming out of the ASIM/ASDC projectRelated Link
Fri 05 Feb 2021, 10:17Robotically moving ASIM the storm hunter on the International Space StationESA video of the ASIM relocation using the Canada robotic arm. This video is speeded up to show the procedure in couple of minutes - in reality it took about 5 hoursRelated Link
Mon 24 Jan 2022, 18:31Extraordinary shakings of a distant magnetarThe ASIM instrument aboard the International Space Station was the only instrument out of seven which detected the giant flare and recorded the main burst phase without being blinded by the giant flash of high energy which saturated the other six detectors at the time of the maximum emission. After a very long journey through space, a burst of high-energy radiation was detected by the Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) instrument aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on April 15, 2020. The origin of this energetic burst was found to be a giant flare from an extremely magnetized neutron star known as a magnetar, located more than 10 million light years away in the galaxy NGC 253.Related Link
Wed 12 Jan 2022, 09:25The Incredible ASIM: Distant galaxy editionThe Atmosphere–Space Interactions Monitor, or ASIM for short, is a first-of-its-kind complement of instruments on the International Space Station. Dubbed the ‘space storm hunter’, ASIM measures electric events in Earth’s upper atmosphere with cameras, photometers and X- and gamma-ray detectors. Recently, ASIM unexpectedly detected a unique gamma-ray burst from outer space. This fortuitous observation was published in Nature magazine, less than a year after ASIM made a cover story.Related Link
Wed 12 Jan 2022, 09:20AGU/EOS spotlight: Observations from Space and Ground Reveal Clues About LightningThe American Geophysical Union journal EOS (Earth and Space Science) News has chosen an ASIM paper by Østgaard et al. as a research spotlight for June 2021. The spotlight focusses on the ASIM work that demonstrates how TGFs are triggered by lightning leaders: "In a coordinated monitoring effort, scientists have uncovered the timing and triggering of high-energy lightning events in the sky."Related Link
Thu 17 Jun 2021, 15:23ASIM i ForskerzonenArtikel på videnskab.dk s forskningsside, Forskerzonen, om ASIM missionen: Gå i Andreas Mogensens fodspor på jagt efter mystiske kæmpelynRelated Link
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