Author(s): Eric Defer, Laboratoire d'Aérologie - Observatoire Midi Pyrénées (First Author, Presenting Author) Serge Soula, Laboratoire d'Aérologie - Observatoire Midi Pyrénées Sebastien Celestin, CNRS - LPCE Yanis Hazem, LPC2E/CNRS Ivana Kolmasova, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences Ondrej Santolik, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences Radek Lan, Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences Jean-Jacques Berthelier, CNRS-LATMOS Francois Trompier, IRSN, Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute Albert Hertzog, Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique-IPSL CNRS/PSL-ENS/Sorbonne Université/Ecole Polytechnique Venel Stephanie, CNES
We present an overview of a stratospheric balloon-borne campaign currently in preparation that aims at documenting the effects of the electrical nature of thunderstorms at 18-20 km height for a better understanding and modeling.