Automatic Whistler Detector and Analyzer system: Implementation of the analyzer algorithm

Lichtenberger, János; Ferencz, Csaba; Hamar, Daniel; Steinbach, Peter; Rodger, Craig J.; Clilverd, Mark A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-1529; Collier, Andrew B.. 2010 Automatic Whistler Detector and Analyzer system: Implementation of the analyzer algorithm. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115 (A12), A12214. 7, pp. 10.1029/2010JA015931

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Abstract/Summary

The full potential of whistlers for monitoring plasmaspheric electron density variations has not yet been realized. The primary reason is the vast human effort required for the analysis of whistler traces. Recently, the first part of a complete whistler analysis procedure was successfully automated, i.e., the automatic detection of whistler traces from the raw broadband VLF signal was achieved. This study describes a new algorithm developed to determine plasmaspheric electron density measurements from whistler traces, based on a Virtual (Whistler) Trace Transformation, using a 2-D fast Fourier transform transformation. This algorithm can be automated and can thus form the final step to complete an Automatic Whistler Detector and Analyzer (AWDA) system. In this second AWDA paper, the practical implementation of the Automatic Whistler Analyzer (AWA) algorithm is discussed and a feasible solution is presented. The practical implementation of the algorithm is able to track the variations of plasmasphere in quasi real time on a PC cluster with 100 CPU cores. The electron densities obtained by the AWA method can be used in investigations such as plasmasphere dynamics, ionosphere-plasmasphere coupling, or in space weather models.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1029/2010JA015931
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Climate
ISSN:	0148-0227
Additional Keywords:	whistler, plasmasphere, electron density
NORA Subject Terms:	Atmospheric Sciences
Date made live:	21 Jun 2011 12:58 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/14522

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1029/2010JA015931

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Climate

ISSN:

0148-0227

Additional Keywords:

whistler, plasmasphere, electron density

NORA Subject Terms:

Atmospheric Sciences