Ground-based and space observations of planetary thunderstorm activity

Author

Zakharenko, V. ; Milostnaya, C. ; Konovalenko, A. ; Litvinenko, G. ; Fischer, G. ; Griessmeier, J.-M. ; Zarka, P. ; Ryabov, B. ; Vavriv, D. ; Ryabov, V. ; Rucker, H. ; Ravier, P. ; Sidorchuk, M. ; Cecconi, B. ; Coffre, A. ; Denis, L. ; Fabrice, C. ; Kozhy

fYear

2010

fDate

21-26 June 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

After twenty-five years of study on Saturn electrostatic discharges (SED) with the aid of spacecrafts (Voyager I, II, Cassini) the first successful ground-based observations with radio telescopes UTR-2 were carried out. The result was unambiguous registration of 70 events by ground-based instrument during the storm E, which lasted about a month in January-February 2006. This work presents the observation results of Saturn Electrostatic Discharges at UTR-2 radio telescope, comparison with the detected SEDs on Cassini spacecraft, correlation functions obtained and time coincidence of individual and integral SED of ground-based and space observations. We also analyze the behavior of the SED in the start period of the storm F.

Keywords

Saturn; planetary atmospheres; AD 2006 01 to 02; Cassini spacecraft; Radio Plasma Wave Science; Saturn electrostatic discharges; UTR-2 radio telescopes; Voyager I spacecraft; Voyager II spacecraft; ground-based instrument; ground-based observations; Broadband communication; Correlation; Interference; Radio astronomy; Receivers; Saturn; Storms;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves (MSMW), 2010 International Kharkov Symposium on

Conference_Location

Kharkiv

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7900-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MSMW.2010.5546101

Filename

5546101