PECASE: A New Approach for Radio Remote Sensing of the Ionosphere

摘要Cummer 0092907提出了杜克大学高层大气遥感领域研究与教育一体化的职业发展计划。 研究部分的重点是开发和实施一种新的宽带无线电技术，用于探测闪电产生的无线电信号。 对这些观测的分析将检查这些信号的频散，以便利用宽带信号通过电离层波导传播的三维模型，通过层析成像反演来研究电离层等离子体的水平和垂直分布。 教育部分的目标是课程开发、研究生和本科生培训和指导，并将拟议研究的内容纳入课堂和实验室教学。

Abstract for Cummer 0092907A CAREER development plan for the integration of research and education in the area of upper atmospheric remote sensing at Duke University is proposed. The research component focuses on the development and implementation of a new broadband radio technique designed to detect radio signals from lightning bolts. The analysis of these observations would examine the frequency dispersion of these signals to study the horizontal and vertical distribution of ionospheric plasma by a tomographic inversion using a three dimensional model of the propagation of broadband signals through the ionospheric waveguide. The educational component is aimed at curriculum development, graduate and undergraduate student training and mentoring, and incorporating elements of the proposed research into classroom and laboratory teaching.