Measuring Power of Earth Disturbances Using Radio Wave Phase Imager.

J Imaging

Centre for Advanced Materials and Related Technology (CAMTEC), Department of Mechanical Engineering, MENG, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada.

Published: October 2023

Numerous studies have investigated ionospheric waves, also known as ionospheric disturbances. These disturbances exhibit complex wave patterns similar to those produced by solar, geomagnetic, and meteorological disturbances and human activities within the Earth's atmosphere. The radio wave phase imager described herein measures the power of the ionospheric waves using their phase shift seen in phase images produced by the Long Wavelength Array (LWA) at the New Mexico Observatory, a high-resolution radio camera. Software-defined radio (SDR) was used for processing the data to produce an amplitude image and phase image. The phase image revealed the ionospheric waves, whereas the amplitude image could not see them. From the phase image produced from the carrier wave received at the LWA, the properties of the ionospheric waves have been previously characterized in terms of their energy and wave vector. In this study, their power was measured directly from the phase shift of the strongest set of ionospheric waves. The power of these waves, which originated at Albuquerque, the local major power consumer, was 15.3 W, producing a power density of 0.018 W/m. The calculated power density that should be generated from the local power generating stations around Albuquerque was also 0.018 W/m, in agreement with the experimentally measured value. This correspondence shows that the power generated by power stations and being consumed is not lost but captured by the ionosphere.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10607869PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jimaging9100228DOI Listing

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