GH02: Radio sounding in magnetospheres and ionospheres (1)

Wednesday, August 20  08:00-09:20,  Room #14

Session Chair: Vikas Sonwalkar

This session will present the latest technical and scientific results and concepts of space-borne radio sounding in terrestrial and extra-terrestrial ionospheres and magnetospheres including previous, current, and planned space-borne sounders. The basic physics of plasma-wave propagation and of active or passive antennas, in magnetoplasmas in laboratory or space, are important related topics. Investigations of geospace plasma density structures using injected whistler-mode waves are also solicited, as are reviews of earlier radio-sounding accomplishments highlighting outstanding questions yet to be addressed by radio sounders.

8:00  GH02.1   TRANSIONOSPHERIC OBLIQUE SOUNDING USING GROUND TRANSMITTERS WITH THE RADIO RECEIVER INSTRUMENT ON CASSIOPE/E-POP

G. James, R. Gillies

Dep't of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada


8:40  GH02.2   Z MODE RADIO SOUNDING FROM IMAGE OF FIELD ALIGNED ELECTRON DENSITY AND DUCTS

V. S. Sonwalkar, K. Mayank, A. Reddy

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States


9:00  GH02.3   MEASUREMENT OF PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS OF MF-BAND RADIO WAVES IN LOWER IONOSPHERE BY S-310-40 SOUNDING ROCKET

K. Ishisaka1, K. Itaya1, Y. Ashihara2, T. Abe3, K. Endo4, A. Kumamoto4, T. Miyake1, T. Okada1

1Toyama Prefectural University, Imizu, Toyama, Japan
2Nara National College of Technology, Yamatokoriyama, Nara, Japan
3Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS/JAXA), Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
4Tohoku Univeristy, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan