Ionosphere / Atmosphere / Archive
More eyes on the skies
from Ionosphere / Atmosphere
Looking up into space from four sites in Scandinavia, huge radar dishes probe the ionosphere – the ionised gas surrounding Earth – far beyond the orbit of the International Space Station. Ambitious plans are now afoot for the next generation radar, ‘EISCAT-3D’, which will look ra...
Article Posted: 02-08-2008
Radio AARDDVARK
from Ionosphere / Atmosphere
Scientists are using bouncing radio waves to monitor the upper atmosphere and study ozone loss in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Article Posted: 20-11-2007
In search of sprites
from Ionosphere / Atmosphere
With their lightning, thunder and torrential rain, thunderstorms are pretty impressive from below. But it’s the spectacular light shows above the clouds that scientists are watching.
Article Posted: 24-10-2007
Aurora alert!
from Ionosphere / Atmosphere
According to a popular internet search engine, the phrase ‘aurora borealis’ was among the top one hundred searched-for terms in the UK in 2005. The aurora really has to be seen to be appreciated. Neither still or moving images can do it true justice. Judging by the number of auro...
Article Posted: 12-04-2007
The bottom-up approach
from Ionosphere / Atmosphere
Imagine trying to understand the weather across our entire planet if you only had a handful of weather balloons: it would be impossible. This is just like the problem facing scientists studying the Earth’s magnetosphere. At any one time, there are only a dozen or so scientific ...
Article Posted: 15-02-2007
Man-made aurorae
from Ionosphere / Atmosphere
Human space exploration and satellite survival are compromised by the variable radiation levels encountered in near-earth space. Given our society’s ever-increasing reliance on satellite systems, there is an urgent need to protect these costly orbital assets. Extending their life...
Article Posted: 15-02-2007
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