Initial Results of HamSCI Ham Radio 21 August 2017 Eclipse Ionospheric Experiments

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Abstract

On 21 August 2017, a total solar eclipse will cause the shadow of the moon to traverse the United States from Oregon to South Carolina in just over 90 minutes. The sudden absence of sunlight due to the eclipse, especially solar UV and x-rays, provides an impulse function to the upper atmosphere that modifies the neutral dynamics, plasma concentrations, and related properties. Despite more than 60 years of research, questions remain regarding eclipse-induced ionospheric impacts. Ham radio operators’ advanced technical skills and inherent interest in ionospheric science make the amateur radio community ideal for contributing to and and participating in large-scale ionospheric sounding experiments. We present initial results from three amateur radio experiments designed to study the 2017 total solar eclipse: the Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP), the HF Wideband Recording Experiment, and the Eclipse Frequency Measurement Test (FMT). These experiments are coordinated by HamSCI, the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation, a citizen science organization that connects the amateur radio community to the professional space science research community for mutual benefit.

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Authors

  • N.A. Frissell

    New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech

  • Debbie Andres

    Department of Applied Physics and Department of Physics, Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NJIT, New Jersey Inst of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, NIST, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of South Florida, ETH Zurich, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, University of Virginia, Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey Institute of technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Pohang Science and Technology University, Sungkyunkwan University, Northern Illinois University and Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics , and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rutgers U., Orsova Engineers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech, Virginia., Princeton University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Villanova University, SOFIA/USRA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hudson Regional Health Commision, Rutgers University, College of William & Mary, Department of Physics, Drexel University, Drexel University, Drexel Universty, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Pohang Institue of Science and Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Naval Research Laboratory, Towson Univ, Rice University, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Physics, Temple University, PulseTorr LLC, Department of Chemistry, West Chester University, Department of Physics, West Chester University, College of William and Mary Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Los Alamos National Laboratory, POSTECH, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HamSCI/ARRL, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University-Camden, University of Washington, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Debbie Andres

    Department of Applied Physics and Department of Physics, Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NJIT, New Jersey Inst of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, NIST, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of South Florida, ETH Zurich, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, University of Virginia, Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey Institute of technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Pohang Science and Technology University, Sungkyunkwan University, Northern Illinois University and Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics , and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rutgers U., Orsova Engineers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech, Virginia., Princeton University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Villanova University, SOFIA/USRA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hudson Regional Health Commision, Rutgers University, College of William & Mary, Department of Physics, Drexel University, Drexel University, Drexel Universty, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Pohang Institue of Science and Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Naval Research Laboratory, Towson Univ, Rice University, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Physics, Temple University, PulseTorr LLC, Department of Chemistry, West Chester University, Department of Physics, West Chester University, College of William and Mary Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Los Alamos National Laboratory, POSTECH, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HamSCI/ARRL, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University-Camden, University of Washington, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Debbie Andres

    Department of Applied Physics and Department of Physics, Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NJIT, New Jersey Inst of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, NIST, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of South Florida, ETH Zurich, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, University of Virginia, Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey Institute of technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Pohang Science and Technology University, Sungkyunkwan University, Northern Illinois University and Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics , and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rutgers U., Orsova Engineers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech, Virginia., Princeton University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Villanova University, SOFIA/USRA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hudson Regional Health Commision, Rutgers University, College of William & Mary, Department of Physics, Drexel University, Drexel University, Drexel Universty, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Pohang Institue of Science and Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Naval Research Laboratory, Towson Univ, Rice University, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Physics, Temple University, PulseTorr LLC, Department of Chemistry, West Chester University, Department of Physics, West Chester University, College of William and Mary Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Los Alamos National Laboratory, POSTECH, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HamSCI/ARRL, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University-Camden, University of Washington, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Debbie Andres

    Department of Applied Physics and Department of Physics, Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NJIT, New Jersey Inst of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, NIST, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of South Florida, ETH Zurich, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, University of Virginia, Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey Institute of technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Pohang Science and Technology University, Sungkyunkwan University, Northern Illinois University and Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics , and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rutgers U., Orsova Engineers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech, Virginia., Princeton University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Villanova University, SOFIA/USRA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hudson Regional Health Commision, Rutgers University, College of William & Mary, Department of Physics, Drexel University, Drexel University, Drexel Universty, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Pohang Institue of Science and Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Naval Research Laboratory, Towson Univ, Rice University, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Physics, Temple University, PulseTorr LLC, Department of Chemistry, West Chester University, Department of Physics, West Chester University, College of William and Mary Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Los Alamos National Laboratory, POSTECH, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HamSCI/ARRL, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University-Camden, University of Washington, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Debbie Andres

    Department of Applied Physics and Department of Physics, Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NJIT, New Jersey Inst of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, NIST, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of South Florida, ETH Zurich, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, University of Virginia, Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey Institute of technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Pohang Science and Technology University, Sungkyunkwan University, Northern Illinois University and Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics , and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rutgers U., Orsova Engineers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech, Virginia., Princeton University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Villanova University, SOFIA/USRA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hudson Regional Health Commision, Rutgers University, College of William & Mary, Department of Physics, Drexel University, Drexel University, Drexel Universty, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Pohang Institue of Science and Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Naval Research Laboratory, Towson Univ, Rice University, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Physics, Temple University, PulseTorr LLC, Department of Chemistry, West Chester University, Department of Physics, West Chester University, College of William and Mary Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Los Alamos National Laboratory, POSTECH, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HamSCI/ARRL, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University-Camden, University of Washington, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Debbie Andres

    Department of Applied Physics and Department of Physics, Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NJIT, New Jersey Inst of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, NIST, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of South Florida, ETH Zurich, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, University of Virginia, Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey Institute of technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Pohang Science and Technology University, Sungkyunkwan University, Northern Illinois University and Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics , and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rutgers U., Orsova Engineers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech, Virginia., Princeton University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Villanova University, SOFIA/USRA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hudson Regional Health Commision, Rutgers University, College of William & Mary, Department of Physics, Drexel University, Drexel University, Drexel Universty, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Pohang Institue of Science and Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Naval Research Laboratory, Towson Univ, Rice University, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Physics, Temple University, PulseTorr LLC, Department of Chemistry, West Chester University, Department of Physics, West Chester University, College of William and Mary Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Los Alamos National Laboratory, POSTECH, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HamSCI/ARRL, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University-Camden, University of Washington, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Debbie Andres

    Department of Applied Physics and Department of Physics, Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NJIT, New Jersey Inst of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, NIST, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of South Florida, ETH Zurich, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, University of Virginia, Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey Institute of technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Pohang Science and Technology University, Sungkyunkwan University, Northern Illinois University and Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics , and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rutgers U., Orsova Engineers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech, Virginia., Princeton University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Villanova University, SOFIA/USRA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hudson Regional Health Commision, Rutgers University, College of William & Mary, Department of Physics, Drexel University, Drexel University, Drexel Universty, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Pohang Institue of Science and Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Naval Research Laboratory, Towson Univ, Rice University, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Physics, Temple University, PulseTorr LLC, Department of Chemistry, West Chester University, Department of Physics, West Chester University, College of William and Mary Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Los Alamos National Laboratory, POSTECH, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HamSCI/ARRL, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University-Camden, University of Washington, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Debbie Andres

    Department of Applied Physics and Department of Physics, Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NJIT, New Jersey Inst of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, NIST, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of South Florida, ETH Zurich, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, University of Virginia, Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey Institute of technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Pohang Science and Technology University, Sungkyunkwan University, Northern Illinois University and Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics , and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rutgers U., Orsova Engineers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech, Virginia., Princeton University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Villanova University, SOFIA/USRA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hudson Regional Health Commision, Rutgers University, College of William & Mary, Department of Physics, Drexel University, Drexel University, Drexel Universty, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Pohang Institue of Science and Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Naval Research Laboratory, Towson Univ, Rice University, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Physics, Temple University, PulseTorr LLC, Department of Chemistry, West Chester University, Department of Physics, West Chester University, College of William and Mary Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Los Alamos National Laboratory, POSTECH, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HamSCI/ARRL, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University-Camden, University of Washington, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey