Array analysis of electromagnetic radiation from radio transmitters for submarine communication. Issue 24 (16th December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Füllekrug, Martin; Mezentsev, Andrew; Watson, Robert; Gaffet, Stéphane; Astin, Ivan; Evans, Adrian
• Is Part Of: Geophysical research letters. Volume 41:Issue 24(2014:Dec.)
• Page Start: 9143
• Page End: 9149
• Publication Date: 2014-12-16
• Subjects: Geophysics -- Periodicals; Planets -- Periodicals; Lunar geology -- Periodicals; 550
• DOI: 10.1002/2014GL062126
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0094-8276

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="grl52382-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p id="grl52382-para-0001">The array analyses used for seismic and infrasound research are adapted and applied here to the electromagnetic radiation from radio transmitters for submarine communication. It is found that the array analysis enables a determination of the slowness and the arrival azimuth of the wave number vectors associated with the electromagnetic radiation. The array analysis is applied to measurements of ∼20–24 kHz radio waves from transmitters for submarine communication with an array of 10 radio receivers distributed over an area of ∼1 km ×1 km. The observed slowness of the observed wave number vectors range from ∼2.7 ns/m to ∼4.1 ns/m, and the deviations between the expected arrival azimuths and the observed arrival azimuths range from ∼−9.7° to ∼14.5°. The experimental results suggest that it is possible to determine the locations of radio sources from transient luminous events above thunderclouds with an array of radio receivers toward detailed investigations of the electromagnetic radiation from sprites.</p> </abstract>