Crowd-Sourced Radio Science at Marshall Space Flight Center

[摘要] August 21, 2017 provided a unique opportunity to investigate the effects of the total solar eclipse on high frequency (HF) radio propagation and ionospheric variability. In Marshall Space Flight Center's partnership with the US Space and Rocket Center (USSRC) and Austin Peay State University (APSU), we engaged citizen scientists and students in an investigation of the effects of an eclipse on the mid-latitude ionosphere. Activities included fieldwork and station-based data collection of HF Amateur Radio frequency bands and VLF radio waves before, during, and after the eclipse to build a continuous record of changing propagation conditions as the moon's shadow marched across the United States. Post-eclipse radio propagation analysis provided insights into ionospheric variability due to the eclipse.

[发布日期] 2018-04-16

[学科分类] 空间科学

[关键词] DATA ACQUISITION;ECLIPSES;HIGH FREQUENCIES;IONOSPHERIC PROPAGATION;RADIO FREQUENCIES;RADIO SIGNALS;RADIO TRANSMISSION;WAVE PROPAGATION;ABSORPTION SPECTRA;ATMOSPHERIC MODELS;D REGION;ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISE;REAL TIME OPERATION;TEMPERATE REGIONS