Science goals for a high-frequency radar and radio imaging array

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Astronomy and Space Sciences

Christiano Brum¹  Terence Bullett²  Mehmet Baran Ökten³  Francisco Parra-Rojas⁴  Arturs Stramkals⁵  Björn Gustavsson⁶  Brett Isham⁷  Vasyl Belyey⁸  Leila Norouzi⁹  Emil Polisensky^1,10  Christopher Fallen^1,11 

[1] Arecibo Observatory, University of Central Florida, Arecibo, PR, United States;Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States;Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye;Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón, PR, United States;Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;Department of Physics and Technology, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway;Electrical and Computer Engineering, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón, PR, United States;Private Researcher, Oslo, Norway;Private Researcher, Seattle, WA, United States;Remote Sensing Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United States;Space Vehicles Directorate, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, United States;

关键词: space weather;    plasma irregularities and turbulence;    stimulated electromagnetic emissions;    high frequency radio and radar imaging;    radio scattering and polarization;    orbital angular momentum;    solar radar;    Arecibo Observatory;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fspas.2023.1064368

 received in 2022-10-08, accepted in 2023-05-30,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

A medium and high-frequency antenna array for radar and radio imaging of the ionosphere is planned for installation in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Science goals include the study of space weather, radio propagation, meteors, lightning, and plasma physics. Radio imaging is ideal for the study of stimulated ionospheric radio emissions, such as those induced by the Arecibo Observatory high-power HF radio transmitter, which is likely to be restored to operation in the near future. The array will be complemented by a wide variety of instruments fielded by collaborators, and will be a rich source of student projects at all levels.

【 授权许可】

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