This talk reviews our recent studies on the discharge phenomena in the upper atmosphere and associated effect on the ionospheric dynamics. This presentation is divided into four main topics: (1) basic principle and numerical modeling of discharge physics in the middle/upper atmosphere, (2) scientific achievements of the FORMOSAT-2 ISUAL payload, (3) thunderstorm/earthquake effect on the ionosphere, and (4) optical instrument development for payload missions.l
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