ELF radar system proposed for localized D-region ionospheric anomalies

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Publication Type pre-print
School or College College of Engineering
Department Electrical & Computer Engineering
Creator Simpson, Jamesina J.
Other Author Taflove, Allen
Title ELF radar system proposed for localized D-region ionospheric anomalies
Date 2006-01-01
Description This letter proposes a novel extremely low frequency (ELF) radar for localized D-region (altitude < 95 km) ionospheric anomalies that have been generated by natural geophysical processes. The proposed system would use the former U.S. Navy Wisconsin Transmitting Facility as a distant well-characterized impulsive ELF source. Sample calculations that demonstrate how passive vertical E-field detectors could characterize ionospheric conductivity depressions of variable diameter located above Los Angeles are provided. These calculations have been obtained using our recently developed three-dimensional whole-Earth electromagnetic wave propagation model based upon the rigorous finite-difference time-domain solution of Maxwell's equations. A key potential application of the proposed ELF radar system is the detection of hypothesized ionospheric earthquake precursors.
Type Text
Publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Volume 3
Issue 4
First Page 500
Last Page 503
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Simpson, J. J., & Taflove, A. (2006). ELF radar system proposed for localized D-region lonospheric anomalies. IEEE Geoscince and Remote Sensing Letters 3(4), 500-3.
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