Authors:
Steen Savstrup Kristensen, Irfan Kuvvetli, Torsten Neubert, Carol Anne Oxborrow, Søren Møller Pedersen, J. Polny, Ib Lundgaard Rasmussen, Victor Reglero, C. Stoltze, Denis Tcherniak, Per Lundahl Thomsen, Jan E. Balling, Nikolai Østgaard, Peter Bra (...)
Steen Savstrup Kristensen, Irfan Kuvvetli, Torsten Neubert, Carol Anne Oxborrow, Søren Møller Pedersen, J. Polny, Ib Lundgaard Rasmussen, Victor Reglero, C. Stoltze, Denis Tcherniak, Per Lundahl Thomsen, Jan E. Balling, Nikolai Østgaard, Peter Brauer, Carl Budtz-Jørgensen, Olivier Chanrion, Freddy Christiansen, Krystallia Dimitriadou, Lasse Husbjerg, Niels Christian Jessen
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Abstract:
The Atmosphere-Space Interaction Monitor (ASIM) is an observatory mounted outside the Columbus module on the International Space Station. It has been operational since April 13th, 2018. It contains two instruments: The Modular X- and Gamma-ray Sensor (MXGS) and The Modular Multispectral Imaging Array (MMIA). The objective of ASIM is to monitor thunderstorms and auroras, including lightning discharges, especially discharges upwards above thunderstorms. This paper presents the instrument package and some first results.