Abstract
Lightning in planetary atmospheres is now a well-established concept. Here we discuss the available detection techniques for, and observations of, planetary lightning by spacecraft, planetary landers and, increasingly, sophisticated terrestrial radio telescopes. Future space missions carrying lightning-related instrumentation are also summarised, specifically the European ExoMars mission and Japanese Akatsuki mission to Venus, which could both yield lightning observations in 2016.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 46-50 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 72 |
| No. | 2 |
| Specialist publication | Weather |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2017 |