Preliminary HF results from the Metal Oxide Space Cloud (MOSC) experiment

Natasha Jackson-Booth; P.S. Cannon; Matthew Angling; Ronald Caton; Keith Groves; Todd Pedersen; Richard Parris; Yi Jiun Su

doi:10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929958

Preliminary HF results from the Metal Oxide Space Cloud (MOSC) experiment

Natasha Jackson-Booth, P.S. Cannon, Matthew Angling, Ronald Caton, Keith Groves, Todd Pedersen, Richard Parris, Yi Jiun Su

Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

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Abstract

Artificial Ionospheric Modification (AIM) can occur through deliberate or incidental injections of aerosols, chemicals or radio (RF) signals into the ionosphere. The Metal Oxide Space Clouds (MOSC) experiment was undertaken in April/May 2013 to investigate chemical AIM. Two sounding rockets were launched from Kwajalein Atoll and each released a cloud of vaporized samarium (Sm). The samarium created a localized plasma cloud that formed an additional ionospheric layer. The effects were measured by a wide range of ground based instrumentation; this included a 17 channel direction finding chirp receiver. This system detected the new layer which remained visible to the HF sounder for approximately 25 minutes. The layer's maximum usable frequency peaked at approximately 10 MHz immediately after release. The direction to the reflection point remained constant at 355° whilst the new layer was visible to the sounder.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 31th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, URSI GASS 2014
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
ISBN (Print)	9781467352253
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929958
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Event	31st General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI GASS 2014 - Beijing, China Duration: 16 Aug 2014 → 23 Aug 2014

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Conference	31st General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI GASS 2014
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	16/08/14 → 23/08/14

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Computer Networks and Communications

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Jackson-Booth, N., Cannon, P. S., Angling, M., Caton, R., Groves, K., Pedersen, T., Parris, R., & Su, Y. J. (2014). Preliminary HF results from the Metal Oxide Space Cloud (MOSC) experiment. In 2014 31th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, URSI GASS 2014 Article 6929958 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929958

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Jackson-Booth, N, Cannon, PS, Angling, M, Caton, R, Groves, K, Pedersen, T, Parris, R & Su, YJ 2014, Preliminary HF results from the Metal Oxide Space Cloud (MOSC) experiment. in 2014 31th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, URSI GASS 2014., 6929958, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 31st General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI GASS 2014, Beijing, China, 16/08/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929958

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2014 31th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, URSI GASS 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014. 6929958.

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