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This paper presents a case study from a single, six-hour observing period to illustrate the application of techniques developed for interferometric radio telescopes to the spectral analysis of observations of ionospheric fluctuations with…

Space Physics · Physics 2014-02-05 Joseph Helmboldt , Huib Intema

High resolution (~1 arcminute) astronomical imaging at low frequency (below 150 MHz) has only recently become practical with the development of new calibration algorithms for removing ionospheric distortions. In addition to opening a new…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 A. S. Cohen , H. J. A. Röttgering

Interferometric observations of the low-frequency radio sky (< 1 GHz) are largely limited by systematic effects introduced by the ionosphere. Here, we analyse a ten-hour nighttime uGMRT Band-4 observation of 3C48 to characterise ionospheric…

Space Physics · Physics 2026-04-14 Dipanjan Banerjee , Abhik Ghosh , Sushanta K. Mondal , Parimal Ghosh

Context. Interstellar scintillation (ISS) of pulsar emission can be used both as a probe of the ionised interstellar medium (IISM) and cause corruptions in pulsar timing experiments. Of particular interest are so-called scintillation arcs…

This paper presents research on polar cap ionosphere space weather phenomena conducted during the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) action ES0803 from 2008 to 2012. The main part of the work has been directed toward the…

Visibility scintillation resulting from wave propagation through the turbulent ionosphere can be an important sources of noise at low radio frequencies ($\nu\lesssim 200$ MHz). Many low frequency experiments are underway to detect the power…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-03-16 H. K. Vedantham , L. V. E. Koopmans

In this paper, we consider random phase fluctuations imposed during wave propagation through a turbulent plasma (e.g. ionosphere) as a source of additional noise in interferometric visibilities. We derive expressions for visibility variance…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-02 H. K. Vedantham , L. V. E. Koopmans

We report on slow phase variations of the response of the space-ground radio interferometer RadioAstron during observations of pulsar B0329+54. The phase variations are due to the ionosphere and clearly distinguishable from effects of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-07-14 M. V. Popov , N. Bartel , M. S. Burgin , T. V. Smirnova , V. A. Soglasnov

In this thesis, we theoretically predict the normal characteristics of Very Low Frequency (3~30 kHz) radio wave propagation through Earth-ionosphere waveguide corresponding to normal behavior of the D-region ionosphere. We took the VLF…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-20 Sujay Pal

This paper examines the influence of neutral dynamics on the high latitude ionosphere. Using a longitudinal chain of ionosondes at high northern latitudes ($52\,^{\circ}{\rm}$-$65\,^{\circ}{\rm}$N), planetary wave-like structures were…

Space Physics · Physics 2018-08-16 Nora H. Stray , Patrick J. Espy

The Electric Propulsion Electrostatic Analyzer Experiment (\`EP\`EE) is a compact ion energy bandpass filter deployed on the International Space Station (ISS) in March 2023 and providing continuous measurements through April 2024. This…

We study the impact of ionospheric disturbances on the Earth's environment caused by the solar events that occurred from 20 April to 31 May 2010, using observations from the Mexican Array Radio Telescope (MEXART). During this period of…

The ionosphere is the main driver of a series of systematic effects that limit our ability to explore the low frequency (<1 GHz) sky with radio interferometers. Its effects become increasingly important towards lower frequencies and are…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-08 F. de Gasperin , M. Mevius , D. A. Rafferty , H. T. Intema , R. A. Fallows

The weakly ionized plasma in the Earth's ionosphere is controlled by a complex interplay between solar and magnetospheric inputs from above, atmospheric processes from below, and plasma electrodynamics from within. This interaction results…

Focusing on the M7.9 earthquake in Myanmar in 2025, this study comprehensively utilizes data from BeiDou geostationary satellites of the Chinese Continental Crustal Movement Observation Network and multi-system Global Navigation Satellite…

Changes in the sky noise spectrum are used to characterize perturbations in the ionosphere. Observations were made at the same sidereal time on multiple days using a calibrated broadband dipole and radio spectrometer covering 80 to 185 MHz.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Alan E. E. Rogers , Judd D. Bowman , Juha Vierinen , Raul Monsalve , Thomas Mozdzen

We present broadband ionospheric scintillation observations of highly defined symmetric quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO: Maruyama 1991) caused by plasma structures in the midlatitude ionosphere using the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR: van…

Space Physics · Physics 2023-12-08 Hannah Trigg , Gareth Dorrian , Ben Boyde , Alan Wood , Richard Fallows , Maaijke Mevius

Many aspects of our societies now depend upon satellite telecommunications, such as those requiring Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). GNSS is based on radio waves that propagate through the ionosphere and experience complicated…

Space Physics · Physics 2025-11-19 Paul Kinsler , Biagio Forte

During the propagation of a tsunami, gravity and sound waves can be produced, spreading from its source to the ionosphere's upper layers, thus generating perturbed electron densities in its E and F regions. These ionospheric disturbances…

Space Physics · Physics 2024-01-30 Leonor Cui Domingo Centeno , Víctor Puente García

Context: Low-frequency radio observations are heavily impacted by the ionosphere, where dispersive delays can outpace even instrumental clock offsets, posing a serious calibration challenge. Especially below 100 MHz, phase unwrapping…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-03 C. M. Cordun , M. A. Brentjens , H. K. Vedantham , M. Mevius