O.V. Kapustina1, G.I. Druzhin2, V.E. Nikiforov3

1,3 Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Troitsk, Russia)
2 Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Radio Wave Propagation FEB RAS (Paratunka, Kamchatka Territory, Russia)
1 olkap@izmiran.ru, 2 drug@ikir.ru, 3 nika@izmiran.ru

A description of a mobile ground-based registration complex (MGRC) consisting of magnetic sensors, a VLF-ELF receiver powered by batteries recharged using solar panels (SP) is presented (Fig. 1). Preliminary laboratory tests, as well as experimental studies have shown the effectiveness and reliability of the SP for a long time (Fig. 2). The following results were obtained: ELF-atmospherics associated with sprites were detected [2]. From narrowband data we showed the influence of tropical cyclones on the propagation of low-frequency electromagnetic waves [3], as well as the connection of VLF waves with earthquakes [4]. From broadband data, we revealed increased activity of whistlers in connection with cyclonic activity [5]. Multiple echoes were confirm the steady propagation of whistlers in the ionosphere-magnetosphere channel (Fig. 5). Based on the time-frequency data of the tweaks, we estimated some parameters of the ionosphere and the distance to the atmospheres, the sources of the tweaks [6], which corresponds to the data of the world lightning localization network WWLLN (TOGA) [7].

Kapustina O.V., Druzhin G.I., Nikiforov V.E. Mobile complex for registration of low-frequency electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic waves and electronic systems. 2024. V. 29. № 5. P. 76−81. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18127/ j15604128-202405-12 (in Russian)

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