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

这项SGER提案要求支持开展一项实验活动，利用阿雷西博天文台的超高频和同轴甚高频雷达、甚高频无线电干涉仪和甚低频接收器对闪电和闪电引起的电离层影响进行相关研究。这项运动将于2001年8月至9月在波多黎各进行，为期三周。拟议工作所需的雷达数据采集模式和基本分析和显示例程一样存在。拟议的计划将使用以前从未使用过的仪器组合，作为小规模的探索性研究，唯一符合SGER计划的条件，这可能导致在闪电物理和闪电引起的低电离层效应领域的重大发现。

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.