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SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE: I studied the physics of electron beams and plasma clouds injected from rockets and the Space Shuttle at Stanford University and the University of Michigan (1984-1994). I assisted Professor Oscar Buneman with developing a 3D particle-in-cell code, which we used to simulate electron beam and cloud injections. When I returned to Denmark, I joined the team behind Denmark's first satellite, Ørsted at the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) - eventually taking on the role of project scientist. With Ørsted data, I studied small-scale, field-aligned, electric currents in the upper atmosphere. At DMI, I branched into the field of electrical discharges in the upper atmosphere powered by thunderstorms below.
Now, at DTU Space, we study lightning and high-altitude discharges such as blue jets, sprites and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs). We use a variety of computer codes and conduct optical observations from Observatoire Midi Pyrénées and other locations. We lead the ASIM experiment on an external platform of the International Space Station (the Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor). It measures lightning, red sprites, blue jets, gigantic jets and TGFs. ASIM was launched 2. April 2018, and is still operational (2025). We are currently exploring the technology of neuromorphic imaging, which promises to be able to image electric discharges with microsecond time resolution.
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Education/Academic qualification
Space Science, University of Copenhagen
1 Jul 1978 → 1 Feb 1982
Keywords
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- mesosphere
- space science
- lightning
- electrical discharges
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Optical and radio characterization of continuing current lightning with ASIM, GLM and ELF sensors
Camino-Faillace, P. A., Gordillo-Vázquez, F. J., Pérez-Invernón, F. J., Montanyà, J., Młynarczyk, J., Neubert, T., Chanrion, O. & Østgaard, N., 2026, In: Atmospheric Research. 330, 15 p., 108578.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Optical Emissions, Production of NOx, HOx, and Other Chemical Species by Lightning
Pérez-Invernón, F. J., Ripoll, J. F., Gordillo-Vázquez, F. J., Luque, A., Camino-Faillace, P. A., Li, D., Neubert, T., Chanrion, O. & Østgaard, N., 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 130, 18, 29 p., e2025JD043972.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ionospheric Elves Powered by Corona Discharges in Overshooting Thunderclouds
Liu, F., Neubert, T., Chanrion, O., Liu, N., Zhu, B., Lu, G., Lyu, F., Qin, Z., Luo, M., Li, D., Dimitriadou, K., Lei, J., Østgaard, N., Reglero, V. & Kohn, C., 2025, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 52, 6, 11 p., e2024GL114090.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Recent Results on Science and Innovation Related to Electrical Processes of Thunderstorms
Köhn, C., Neubert, T., Füllekrug, M., Ebert, U., Nijdam, S., Chanrion, O., Østgaard, N., Marisaldi, M., Soula, S., Montanyà, J., Gordillo-Vázquez, F., Luque, A., Teunissen, J., Holbøll, J., Bennett, A., Smith, P., Lorenzo, V., Christian, H. J., Madsen, S. F. & Mihailova, D. & 20 others, , 2025, In: Surveys in Geophysics. 46, p. 753–821Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Resolving Inhomogeneous Cloud Microphysics Through Cloud-Top Observations of Blue Corona Discharges
Li, D., Luque, A., Bruning, E. C., Neubert, T., Chanrion, O., Zhu, Y., Gordillo-Vázquez, F. J. & Østgaard, N., 2025, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 52, 17, 12 p., e2025GL116520.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Projects
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Modelling of lightning attachment to moving structures
Niknezhad, M. (PhD Student), Bourdon, A. (Examiner), Luque Estepa, A. (Examiner), Pedersen, J. O. P. (Examiner), Chanrion, O. A. (Main Supervisor), Holbøll, J. (Supervisor) & Neubert, T. (Supervisor)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
01/03/2018 → 01/12/2021
Project: PhD
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Analysis of simultaneous TGFs and optical emissions observed by ASIM and ISS-LIS
Heumesser, M. (PhD Student), Celestin, S. (Examiner), Finke, U. (Examiner), Knudsen, P. (Examiner), Neubert, T. (Main Supervisor), Chanrion, O. A. (Supervisor) & Köhn, C. (Supervisor)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
01/02/2018 → 05/05/2021
Project: PhD
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Analysis of space and ground observations of thunderstorms
Tomicic, M. (PhD Student), Yair, Y. (Examiner), Pedersen, J. O. P. (Examiner), Chanrion, O. A. (Main Supervisor), Köhn, C. (Supervisor), Neubert, T. (Supervisor) & Montanyà Puig, J. (Examiner)
Technical University of Denmark
01/12/2017 → 30/09/2022
Project: PhD
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Analysis of Lightning and TLEs observed by ASIM and LIS on the International Space Station
Dimitriadou, K. (PhD Student), Finke, U. (Examiner), Yair, Y. (Examiner), Knudsen, P. (Examiner), Neubert, T. (Main Supervisor), Chanrion, O. A. (Supervisor) & Köhn, C. (Supervisor)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
01/12/2017 → 08/04/2022
Project: PhD
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SAINT: Science and Innovation with Thunderstorms
Neubert, T. (Project Coordinator), Ebert, U. (Project Participant), Fullekrug, M. (Project Participant), Østgaard, N. (Project Participant), Nijdam, S. (Project Participant), Vazquez, F. G. (Project Participant), Soula, S. (Project Participant), Montanya, J. (Project Participant), Lorenzo-Prado, V. P. (Project Participant) & Bennet, A. (Project Participant)
01/03/2017 → 01/03/2021
Project: Research
Activities
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Analysis of thunderstorm systems and lightning activity associated with sprites observed during the Eurosprite campaigns: 1- Statistical studies
Neubert, T. (Speaker)
13 Aug 2007 → 17 Aug 2007Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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The ASIM payload for the International Space Station
Neubert, T. (Speaker)
1 Jan 2007 → …Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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The ASIM payload for the International Space Station
Neubert, T. (Speaker)
1 Jan 2007 → …Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Analysis of thunderstorm systems and lightning activity associated with sprites observed during the Eurosprite campaigns: 1- Statistical studies
Neubert, T. (Speaker)
2 Jul 2007 → 13 Jul 2007Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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3. Analysis of lightning associated with a sprite displaced from its parent positive cloud to ground lightning flash
Neubert, T. (Speaker)
16 Apr 2007 → 20 Apr 2007Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations