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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Micro-Broadband Receiver (μBBR) on the Very-Low-Frequency Propagation Mapper CubeSat.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Marshall, R., A.; Sousa, A.; Reid, R.; Wilson, G.; Starks, M.; Ramos, D.; Ballenthin, J.; Quigley, S.; Kay, R.; Patton, J.; Coombs, J.; Fennelly, J.; Linscott, I.; and Inan, U., S.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
Earth and Space Science, 8(11): e2021EA001951. 2021.\n
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@article{\n title = {The Micro-Broadband Receiver (μBBR) on the Very-Low-Frequency Propagation Mapper CubeSat},\n type = {article},\n year = {2021},\n keywords = {CubeSat,instrumentation,plasmasphere,radiation belts,very low frequency},\n pages = {e2021EA001951},\n volume = {8},\n websites = {https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2021EA001951},\n id = {cc1b5db1-6a03-3ab4-86d1-867dddb1e144},\n created = {2022-04-08T17:41:16.937Z},\n file_attached = {false},\n profile_id = {eb96de50-298f-3351-9a45-ea97ce1570da},\n group_id = {bc89a6fb-e69b-35d5-9cbf-a5a6ac4091d0},\n last_modified = {2022-04-08T17:41:16.937Z},\n read = {false},\n starred = {false},\n authored = {false},\n confirmed = {false},\n hidden = {false},\n source_type = {article},\n private_publication = {false},\n abstract = {Abstract The very low frequency (VLF) propagation mapper (VPM) is a 6U CubeSat designed to measure VLF radio waves in Low-Earth Orbit. The science goals of the VPM mission are to measure VLF signals broadcast by the DSX mission, and to study natural and anthropogenic signals (from lightning and VLF transmitters) in the near-Earth space environment. The primary payload consists of an electric field dipole antenna deployed to 2 meters in length, and a magnetic search coil deployed 50 cm from the spacecraft. Signals from these two sensors are conditioned by analog electronics, sampled, and then processed digitally into downloadable data products. The VPM mission was launched in January 2020; science operations began in March 2020 and continued through September, when contact with the spacecraft was lost. This paper describes the mission goals and instrument designs in detail, as well as some examples of the VPM data set.},\n bibtype = {article},\n author = {Marshall, Robert A and Sousa, Austin and Reid, Riley and Wilson, Gordon and Starks, Michael and Ramos, Daniel and Ballenthin, John and Quigley, Steven and Kay, Ron and Patton, James and Coombs, Joseph and Fennelly, Judy and Linscott, Ivan and Inan, Umran S},\n doi = {https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EA001951},\n journal = {Earth and Space Science},\n number = {11}\n}
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\n Abstract The very low frequency (VLF) propagation mapper (VPM) is a 6U CubeSat designed to measure VLF radio waves in Low-Earth Orbit. The science goals of the VPM mission are to measure VLF signals broadcast by the DSX mission, and to study natural and anthropogenic signals (from lightning and VLF transmitters) in the near-Earth space environment. The primary payload consists of an electric field dipole antenna deployed to 2 meters in length, and a magnetic search coil deployed 50 cm from the spacecraft. Signals from these two sensors are conditioned by analog electronics, sampled, and then processed digitally into downloadable data products. The VPM mission was launched in January 2020; science operations began in March 2020 and continued through September, when contact with the spacecraft was lost. This paper describes the mission goals and instrument designs in detail, as well as some examples of the VPM data set.\n
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Earth and Space Science, 8(11): e2021EA001856. 2021.\n
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@article{\n title = {Energetic Intracloud Lightning in the RELAMPAGO Field Campaign},\n type = {article},\n year = {2021},\n keywords = {Compact Intra-Cloud Discharges (CID),Energetic In-Cloud Pulses (EIP),Low-Frequency,RELAMPAGO,energetic intracloud lightning,lightning classification},\n pages = {e2021EA001856},\n volume = {8},\n websites = {https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2021EA001856},\n id = {33c412dc-1401-3fb9-b567-5315c88b5c0d},\n created = {2022-04-08T17:41:17.482Z},\n file_attached = {false},\n profile_id = {eb96de50-298f-3351-9a45-ea97ce1570da},\n group_id = {bc89a6fb-e69b-35d5-9cbf-a5a6ac4091d0},\n last_modified = {2022-04-08T17:41:17.482Z},\n read = {false},\n starred = {false},\n authored = {false},\n confirmed = {false},\n hidden = {false},\n source_type = {article},\n private_publication = {false},\n abstract = {Abstract A particular strength of lightning remote sensing is the variety of lightning types observed, each with a unique occurrence context and characteristically different emission. Distinct energetic intracloud (EIC) lightning discharges—compact intracloud lightning discharges (CIDs) and energetic intracloud pulses (EIPs)—produce intense RF radiation, suggesting large currents inside the cloud, and they also have different production mechanisms and occurrence contexts. A Low-Frequency (LF) lightning remote sensing instrument array was deployed during the RELAMPAGO field campaign in west central Argentina, designed to investigate convective storms that produce high-impact weather. LF data from the campaign can provide a valuable data set for researching the lightning context of EICs in a variety of subtropical convective storms. This paper describes the production of an LF-CID data set in RELAMPAGO and includes a preliminary analysis of CID prevalence. Geolocated lightning events and their corresponding observed waveforms from the RELAMPAGO LF data set are used in the classification of EICs. Height estimates based on skywave reflections are computed, where prefit residual data editing is used to improve robustness against outliers. Even if EIPs occurred within the network, given the low number of very high-peak current events and receiver saturation, automatic classification of EIPs may not be feasible using this data. The classification of CIDs, on the other hand, is straightforward and their properties, for both positive and negative polarity, are investigated. A few RELAMPAGO case studies are also presented, where high variability of CID prevalence in ordinary storms and high-altitude positive CIDs, possibly in overshooting tops, are observed.},\n bibtype = {article},\n author = {de Sá, A L and Marshall, R and Deierling, W},\n doi = {https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EA001856},\n journal = {Earth and Space Science},\n number = {11}\n}
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\n Abstract A particular strength of lightning remote sensing is the variety of lightning types observed, each with a unique occurrence context and characteristically different emission. Distinct energetic intracloud (EIC) lightning discharges—compact intracloud lightning discharges (CIDs) and energetic intracloud pulses (EIPs)—produce intense RF radiation, suggesting large currents inside the cloud, and they also have different production mechanisms and occurrence contexts. A Low-Frequency (LF) lightning remote sensing instrument array was deployed during the RELAMPAGO field campaign in west central Argentina, designed to investigate convective storms that produce high-impact weather. LF data from the campaign can provide a valuable data set for researching the lightning context of EICs in a variety of subtropical convective storms. This paper describes the production of an LF-CID data set in RELAMPAGO and includes a preliminary analysis of CID prevalence. Geolocated lightning events and their corresponding observed waveforms from the RELAMPAGO LF data set are used in the classification of EICs. Height estimates based on skywave reflections are computed, where prefit residual data editing is used to improve robustness against outliers. Even if EIPs occurred within the network, given the low number of very high-peak current events and receiver saturation, automatic classification of EIPs may not be feasible using this data. The classification of CIDs, on the other hand, is straightforward and their properties, for both positive and negative polarity, are investigated. A few RELAMPAGO case studies are also presented, where high variability of CID prevalence in ordinary storms and high-altitude positive CIDs, possibly in overshooting tops, are observed.\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n A storm safari in subtropical South America: Proyecto RELAMPAGO.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Nesbitt, S., W.; Salio, P., V.; Ávila, E.; Bitzer, P.; Carey, L.; Chandrasekar, V.; Deierling, W.; Dominguez, F.; Dillon, M., E.; Garcia, C., M.; and others\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 102(8): E1621–E1644. 2021.\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n An Electron Density Model of the D- and E-Region Ionosphere for Transionospheric VLF Propagation.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Xu, W.; Marshall, R., A.; Bortnik, J.; and Bonnell, J., W.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126(7): e2021JA029288. 2021.\n
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@article{\n title = {An Electron Density Model of the D- and E-Region Ionosphere for Transionospheric VLF Propagation},\n type = {article},\n year = {2021},\n keywords = {D-region ionosphere,E-region ionosphere,Faraday International Reference of Ionosphere,VLF remote sensing,electron density,subionospheric VLF signals},\n pages = {e2021JA029288},\n volume = {126},\n websites = {https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2021JA029288},\n id = {d912f025-e62b-318a-8736-7456da7a34a1},\n created = {2022-04-08T17:41:18.565Z},\n file_attached = {false},\n profile_id = {eb96de50-298f-3351-9a45-ea97ce1570da},\n group_id = {bc89a6fb-e69b-35d5-9cbf-a5a6ac4091d0},\n last_modified = {2022-04-08T17:41:18.565Z},\n read = {false},\n starred = {false},\n authored = {false},\n confirmed = {false},\n hidden = {false},\n source_type = {article},\n private_publication = {false},\n abstract = {Abstract Terrestrial Very-Low-Frequency (VLF) energy from both lightning discharges and radio transmitters has a role in affecting the energetic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts, but quantification of these effects is particularly difficult, largely due to the collisional damping experienced in the highly variable electron density in the D- and E-region ionosphere. The Faraday International Reference Ionosphere (FIRI) model was specifically developed by combining lower-ionosphere chemistry modeling with in situ rocket measurements, and represents to date the most reliable source of electron density profiles for the lower ionosphere. As a full-resolution empirical model, FIRI is not well suited to D- and E-region ionosphere inversion, and its applicability in transionospheric VLF simulation and in remote sensing of the lower ionosphere is limited. Motivated by how subionospheric VLF remote sensing has been aided by the Wait and Spies (WS) profile (Wait & Spies, 1964), in this study, we parameterize the FIRI profiles and extend the WS profile to the E-region ionosphere by introducing two new parameters: the knee altitude hk and the sharpness parameter for the E-region ionosphere βE. Using this modified WS profile, we calculate the expected signals at different receiver locations from the NAA, NPM, and NWC transmitters under the full range of possible ionospheric conditions. We also describe and validate a method about how these results can be readily used to translate VLF measurements into estimates of the lower ionosphere electron density. Moreover, we use this method to evaluate the sensitivity of different ground receiver locations in lower-ionosphere remote sensing.},\n bibtype = {article},\n author = {Xu, Wei and Marshall, Robert A and Bortnik, Jacob and Bonnell, John W},\n doi = {https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JA029288},\n journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics},\n number = {7}\n}
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\n Abstract Terrestrial Very-Low-Frequency (VLF) energy from both lightning discharges and radio transmitters has a role in affecting the energetic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts, but quantification of these effects is particularly difficult, largely due to the collisional damping experienced in the highly variable electron density in the D- and E-region ionosphere. The Faraday International Reference Ionosphere (FIRI) model was specifically developed by combining lower-ionosphere chemistry modeling with in situ rocket measurements, and represents to date the most reliable source of electron density profiles for the lower ionosphere. As a full-resolution empirical model, FIRI is not well suited to D- and E-region ionosphere inversion, and its applicability in transionospheric VLF simulation and in remote sensing of the lower ionosphere is limited. Motivated by how subionospheric VLF remote sensing has been aided by the Wait and Spies (WS) profile (Wait & Spies, 1964), in this study, we parameterize the FIRI profiles and extend the WS profile to the E-region ionosphere by introducing two new parameters: the knee altitude hk and the sharpness parameter for the E-region ionosphere βE. Using this modified WS profile, we calculate the expected signals at different receiver locations from the NAA, NPM, and NWC transmitters under the full range of possible ionospheric conditions. We also describe and validate a method about how these results can be readily used to translate VLF measurements into estimates of the lower ionosphere electron density. Moreover, we use this method to evaluate the sensitivity of different ground receiver locations in lower-ionosphere remote sensing.\n
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126(7): e2021JA029171. 2021.\n
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\n Abstract We present results and analysis of finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations of electromagnetic waves scattering off meteor head plasma using an analytical model and a simulation-derived model of the head plasma distribution. The analytical model was developed by (Dimant & Oppenheim, 2017b, https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JA023963) and the simulation-derived model is based on particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations presented in (Sugar et al., 2019, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JA026434). Both of these head plasma distribution models show the meteor head plasma is significantly different than the spherically symmetric distributions used in previous studies of meteor head plasma. We use the FDTD simulation results to fit a power law model that relates the meteoroid ablation rate to the head echo radar cross section (RCS), and show that the RCS of plasma distributions derived from the Dimant-Oppenheim analytical model and the PIC simulations agree to within 4 dBsm. The power law model yields more accurate meteoroid mass estimates than previous methods based on spherically symmetric plasma distributions.\n
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IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 69(12): 8675-8688. 2021.\n
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IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 69(11): 7743-7752. 2021.\n
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Earth and Space Science, 8(10): e2021EA001813. 2021.\n
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\n Abstract The lightning data products generated by the low-frequency (LF) radio lightning locating system (LLS) deployed during the Remote sensing of Electrification, Lightning, and Mesoscale/Microscale Processes with Adaptive Ground Observation (RELAMPAGO) field campaign in Argentina provide a valuable data set to research the lightning evolution and characteristics of convective storms that produce high-impact weather. LF LLS data sets offer a practical range for mesoscale studies, allowing for the observation of lightning characteristics of storms such as mesoscale convective systems or large convective lines that travel longer distances which are not necessarily staying in range of regional VHF-based lightning detection systems throughout their lifetime. LF LLSs also provide different information than optical space-borne lightning detectors. Lightning measurements exclusive to LF systems include discharge peak current, lightning polarity, and lightning type classification based on the lightning-emitted radio waveform. Furthermore, these measurements can provide additional information on flash rates (e.g., positive cloud-to-ground flash rate) or narrow bipolar events which may often be associated with dynamically intense convection. In this article, the geolocation and data processing of the LF data set collected during RELAMPAGO is fully described and its performance characterized, with location accuracy better than 10 km. The detection efficiency (DE) of the data set is compared to that of the Geostationary Lightning Mapper, and spatiotemporal DE losses in the LF data set are discussed. Storm case studies on November 10, 2018, highlight the strengths of the data set, which include robust flash clustering and insightful flash rate and peak current measures, while illustrating how its limitations, including DE losses, can be managed.\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chemical Response of the Upper Atmosphere Due to Lightning-Induced Electron Precipitation.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Xu, W.; Marshall, R., A.; Kero, A.; and Sousa, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126(17): e2021JD034914. 2021.\n
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@article{\n title = {Chemical Response of the Upper Atmosphere Due to Lightning-Induced Electron Precipitation},\n type = {article},\n year = {2021},\n keywords = {atmospheric chemistry,energetic electron precipitation,ionization production,lightning discharge,lightning-induced electron precipitation,ozone depletion},\n pages = {e2021JD034914},\n volume = {126},\n websites = {https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2021JD034914},\n id = {6758f4ff-500e-3b95-a4f0-84daa7420c99},\n created = {2022-04-08T17:41:21.299Z},\n file_attached = {false},\n profile_id = {eb96de50-298f-3351-9a45-ea97ce1570da},\n group_id = {bc89a6fb-e69b-35d5-9cbf-a5a6ac4091d0},\n last_modified = {2022-04-08T17:41:21.299Z},\n read = {false},\n starred = {false},\n authored = {false},\n confirmed = {false},\n hidden = {false},\n source_type = {article},\n private_publication = {false},\n abstract = {Abstract Terrestrial lightning frequently serves as a loss mechanism for energetic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts, leading to lightning-induced electron precipitation (LEP). Regardless of the specific causes, energetic electron precipitation from the radiation belts in general has a significant influence on the ozone concentration in the stratosphere and mesosphere. The atmospheric chemical effects induced by LEP have been previously investigated using subionospheric VLF measurements at Faraday station, Antarctica (65.25°S, 64.27°W, L = 2.45). However, there exist large variations in the precipitation flux, ionization production, and occurrence rate of LEP events depending on the peak current of the parent lightning discharge, as well as the season, location, and intensity of the thunderstorm activity. These uncertainties motivate us to revisit the calculation of atmospheric chemical changes produced by LEP. In this study, we combine a well-validated LEP model and first-principles atmospheric chemical simulation, and investigate three intense storms in the year of 2013, 2015, and 2017 at the magnetic latitude of 50., 32., and 35., respectively. Modeling results show that the LEP events in these storms can cumulatively drive significant changes in the , , and concentration in the mesosphere. These changes are as high as , , and at 75–85 km altitude, respectively, and comparable to the effects typically induced by other types of radiation belt electron precipitation events. Considering the high occurrence rate of thunderstorms around the globe, the long-term global chemical effects produced by LEP events need to be properly quantified.},\n bibtype = {article},\n author = {Xu, Wei and Marshall, Robert A and Kero, Antti and Sousa, Austin},\n doi = {https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD034914},\n journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres},\n number = {17}\n}
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\n Abstract Terrestrial lightning frequently serves as a loss mechanism for energetic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts, leading to lightning-induced electron precipitation (LEP). Regardless of the specific causes, energetic electron precipitation from the radiation belts in general has a significant influence on the ozone concentration in the stratosphere and mesosphere. The atmospheric chemical effects induced by LEP have been previously investigated using subionospheric VLF measurements at Faraday station, Antarctica (65.25°S, 64.27°W, L = 2.45). However, there exist large variations in the precipitation flux, ionization production, and occurrence rate of LEP events depending on the peak current of the parent lightning discharge, as well as the season, location, and intensity of the thunderstorm activity. These uncertainties motivate us to revisit the calculation of atmospheric chemical changes produced by LEP. In this study, we combine a well-validated LEP model and first-principles atmospheric chemical simulation, and investigate three intense storms in the year of 2013, 2015, and 2017 at the magnetic latitude of 50., 32., and 35., respectively. Modeling results show that the LEP events in these storms can cumulatively drive significant changes in the , , and concentration in the mesosphere. These changes are as high as , , and at 75–85 km altitude, respectively, and comparable to the effects typically induced by other types of radiation belt electron precipitation events. Considering the high occurrence rate of thunderstorms around the globe, the long-term global chemical effects produced by LEP events need to be properly quantified.\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n The Micro-Broadband Receiver (μBBR) on the Very-Low-Frequency Propagation Mapper CubeSat.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Marshall, R., A.; Sousa, A.; Reid, R.; Wilson, G.; Starks, M.; Ramos, D.; Ballenthin, J.; Quigley, S.; Kay, R.; Patton, J.; and others\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
Earth and Space Science, 8(11): e2021EA001951. 2021.\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Active VLF transmission experiments between the DSX and VPM spacecraft.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Reid, R., A.; Marshall, R., A.; Starks, M., J.; Usanova, M., E.; Wilson, G., R.; Johnston, W., R.; Sanchez, J., C.; Su, Y.; Ginet, G., P.; Song, P.; and others\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics,e2021JA030087. 2021.\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Meteoroid Mass Estimation Based on Single-Frequency Radar Cross Section Measurements.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Tarnecki, L., K.; Marshall, R., A.; Stober, G.; and Kero, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126(9): e2021JA029525. 2021.\n
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