"Sprites, Elves and Intense Lightning Discharges"

The first extended summary on recent sprite research Sprites are arguably the most dramatic recent discovery in solar-terrestrial physics Sprites are direct evidence of coupling from the lower atmosphere(troposphere) to the upper atmosphere (ionosphere) Sprites are a hot topic of interdisciplinary research in atmospheric science and represent a rapidly evolving new research area Summarises the present state of the art in sprite research with contributions from the world leading experts in their respective fields