Projet SAINT (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Lightning is an extremely energetic electric discharge process in our atmosphere. It significantly affects the concentration of greenhouse gases and it threatens electrical and electronic devices, in particular, when placed on elevated structures like wind turbines or aircraft, and when these structures are built with modern composite materials with inherently low electric conductivity. In addition, even our fundamental understanding of atmospheric electricity is far from complete. New discharge processes in the atmosphere above thunderstorms have been discovered, the so-called Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) in the stratosphere and mesosphere, and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) that emit particle beams of antimatter. These phenomena demand thorough investigations, in geophysics and in the related fields of plasma and high-voltage technology where similar discharges appear. These challenges are approached within the SAINT project with a multidisciplinary and inter-sectorial training platform for 15 ESRs. The platform brings together satellite and ground observations with modelling and lab experiments. It couples scientific studies to applications relevant to industries developing satellite data products, plasma discharge technologies, lightning detection systems and lightning protection devices. With SAINT, we take advantage of the extraordinary opportunity presented by three simultaneous space missions with dedicated instruments to study lightning discharges, TLEs and TGFs, to integrate the unique space data with dedicated novel ground observations, model developments and lab experiments. SAINT will train the next generation of young, innovative scientists to shape the future of research and technology in Europe.

Mots clés : atmospheric electric discharges, blue jet, gigantic jet, sprites, elves, gamma ray flash

Participants :
- Thales services numeriques sas (France) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Meteorage (France) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Toulouse (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 262875.6 €
- Technical University of Denmark (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 870245.64 €
- Plasma matters b.v. (Pays-Bas) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Alabama System (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Airbus (France) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Government of the United States of America (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Bath (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 546575.76 €
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 247872.96 €
- Nowcast gmbh (Allemagne) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Dena desarrollos sl (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 247872.96 €
- University of Bergen (Norvège) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 286275.24 €
- University of Granada (Espagne) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Spanish National Research Council (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 495745.92 €
- Eindhoven University of Technology (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 255374.28 €
- Dutch Research Council (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 510748.56 €
- Global lightning protection services as (Danemark) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Bristol Industrial and Research Associates (United Kingdom) (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 273287.88 €