ORigin determination and improved detectAbility of Celestial-to-Local phEnomena by the VLF technique

Project description

Revealing the dynamics of Earth’s lower ionosphere

The lower ionosphere is an ionised region in Earth’s upper atmosphere that extends from 60 to 90 km. Unexpected strong phenomena in this region can dramatically influence the performance and reliability of navigation and communication systems, but their impact is hard to accurately quantify. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the ORACLE project will utilise very low frequency (VLF) radio waves as they propagate between Earth’s surface and the ionosphere with low attenuation. Researchers will investigate whether ozone variability affects daily VLF signal variability, probe the yet unknown generation mechanism of VLF emissions with banded structures and improve the detection of galactic gamma-ray bursts in the region.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › radio technology › radio frequency
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › data science › big data

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2020

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF BATH

Net EU contribution

€ 212 933,76

Address

Claverton Down
BA2 7AY Bath
United Kingdom

Region

South West (England) › Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area › Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

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