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Instrument

iSTORM
in Situ Thunderstorm Observer for Radiation Mechanism

The in Situ Thunderstorm Observer for Radiation Mechanism (iSTORM) is an airborne gamma-ray spectrometer developed by the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). It consists of a highly segmented array of fast, high-resolution inorganic scintillators that detect gamma-ray transients. iSTORM is mainly used for studying terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs). It has a time resolution of less than 1 μs and operates within the 100 keV to 5 MeV energy range.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Gamma Ray
Troposphere
<1 μs
N/A
N/A
Currently unavailble

  • Eric Grove

  • Eric Grove

  • NRL

  • Office of Naval Research

  • Currently unavailable

    • Unpublished

Instrument Operation

ALOFT

Airborne Lightning Observatory for FEGS and TGFs

2023
Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Central America, Caribbean Sea
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1 Deployment
· 5 Data Products

Data Products