Todd

Todd

PhD in Earth and Space Sciences from the University of Washington, interested in space plasmas, lightning, open-source computing, and being outside. Check out my CV.

Average WWLLN stroke-station path visualization

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Quick post to show this animation of WWLLN stroke-to-station paths for March 2022, averaged in 10-minute windows of time of day. Next, I’ll try simulating WWLLN stations in new locations (such as nearer the North Pole) to see how higher-latitude stations would impact our ability to sense the lower ionosphere with WWLLN-like VLF receivers, using lightning sferics as a probe signal.

Click to enlarge! WWLLN stroke-station paths for the month of March 2022, averaged over 10-minute windows in UT.

If you want to know more about remote sensing the lower ionosphere with WWLLN, check out my projects page!

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