The Eurosprite 2009-2013 Catalogue

The Eurosprite 2009-2013 Catalogue contains the summary of optical observations of transient luminous events (TLEs) collected by the Eurosprite observational network and partners over Europe and the Mediterranean Sea during 2009 to 2013. Each entry in the catalogue consists of a summary of TLEs recorded by the observer during a thunderstorm/observing period (e.g., the active period of a thunderstorm or more cells together) and reports the time span and approximate geographical area of the observations, the number and types of TLEs that were recorded, a reference person and additional comments. Optical images related to each entry of the catalogue are stored and maintained by the observer and can be reached through its contact person. A detailed description of the observational network, of the observations and on the interpretation of the observations can be found in Arnone et al., 2019, Surveys in Geophysics.

Each entry is reported in the following terms.

DATE: date of start of sample (only start even if crossing the night)

UT: UT time of start and end of sample (end can be in the next day)

LON: approximate Lon1/Lon2 range of the area affected by TLEs

LAT: approximate Lat1/Lat2 range of the area affected by TLEs

TLEs: total number of TLEs observed (with the number of individual types of TLEs observed, i.e. sp: sprites, el: elves, ha: halos, bj: blue jets, gj: gigantic jets, ot: other types). Clearly distinguished TLEs in the same frame count as separate ones. TLEs that appear part of the same event count as one. For this reason the total number of TLEs may be smaller than the sum of individual types.

REF: a contact person for the entry

COM: additional comments on e.g., cameras involved or partners