Active experiments from groundRecent ground-based stimulation and observations of ionospheric and magnetospheric phenomena are reported. The studies included amplification and emission generation by coherent ducted whistler mode signals in the magnetosphere, recipitation of radiation belt particles by the injection of VLF waves from ground-based sources, spectral broadening of the VLF signals during ionospheric propagation and the generation of ELF/VLF signals by HF heating of the auroral electrojet. The capabilities of controlled stimulation of the local terrestrial magnetic field environment provides the means for further investigations into the processes of energy exchange between waves and radiation belt particles and the interrelationships of the exchange with the energy coupling between the magnetosphere and ionosphere.
Document ID
19860031898
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Inan, U. S. (Stanford Univ. CA, United States)
Helliwell, R. A. (Stanford University CA, United States)