SGER: Investigation of Lightning and Lightning Induced Ionospheric Effects with Arecibo Observatory UHF and VHF Radars

SGER：利用阿雷西博天文台 UHF 和 VHF 雷达研究闪电和闪电引起的电离层效应

• 批准号: 0118271
• 负责人: Victor Pasko
• 金额: $ 4.43万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-07-01 至 2002-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0118271&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SGER; Investigation; Lightning; Induced; Ionospheric

This SGER proposal requests support for an experimental campaign to perform correlative studies of lightning and lightning-induced ionospheric effects using the Arecibo Observatory (AO) UHF and co-axial VHF radars, a VHF radio interferometer, and a VLF receiver. The campaign will be performed during a three-week period in August-September 2001 in Puerto Rico. The radar data taking modes necessary for the proposed effort exist as do the basic analysis and display routines. The proposed program will employ combination of instruments which has never been used before and uniquely qualifies for SGER program as small-scale, exploratory research, which can potentially lead to major discoveries in the fields of lightning physics and lightning induced lower ionospheric effects.

该SGER提案要求支持一项实验活动，使用阿雷西博天文台（AO）UHF和同轴VHF雷达，VHF无线电干涉仪和VLF接收机对闪电和闪电引起的电离层效应进行相关研究。 该运动将于2001年8月至9月在波多黎各进行，为期三周。 所提议的工作所需的雷达数据采集模式以及基本分析和显示程序都已存在。 拟议的计划将采用以前从未使用过的仪器组合，并作为小规模的探索性研究，这可能导致闪电物理和闪电引起的低电离层效应领域的重大发现。