Technology Protecting Technology Haystack 技术保护技术干草堆.pptVIP

Chuckran/Hill 2007 The Technology Monitoring Space Weather Information is gathered from many sources to predict the current and future condition of the sun/earth environment Conditions on the sun, within the solar wind, and within the earths ionosphere have an impact on many of today’s technologies How Do We Study the Sun? Satellites, such as SOHO, ACE, and STEREO, monitor the sun and the properties of the solar wind SOHO Satellite Maintains a position in the earth-sun line at the LaGrange Point (L1 point) At this location the satellite maintains a period of revolution equal to the earth SOHO Provides various images of the sun helping scientists Predict space weather Study the sun’s atmosphere Study sun spots Study the interior of the sun SOHO Coronagraphs A coronagraph produces an artificial solar eclipse Allows scientists to block the light of the sun and view the corona ACE Satellite ACE is also positioned at the L1 point Provides data on the velocity and composition of the solar wind STEREO Satellites Two satellites orbiting the sun at 1 AU, ahead and behind the earth Provide 3-D images of the sun Data will greatly enhance understanding of CME’s and solar wind STEREO STEREO can see the sun in several different wavelengths and temperatures Each wavelength allows scientists to see different features on the sun Studying the Ionosphere Conditions within the earth’s ionosphere have a direct impact on technologies such as; cell phones radio transmission satellite communication GPS How Do We Monitor Earth Conditions? GPS satellites provide data to evaluate the condition of the ionosphere Incoherent Scatter Radar takes ground based measurements of the ionosphere GPS (Global Positioning System) Satellites Orbit the earth every 12 hours Emit continuous navigation signals At any given time there are at least 4 satellites overhead Ionosphere Mapping By using GPS data, a map of the variations in the makeup of the ionosphere can be constructed Changes in the iono