Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Undergraduate
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Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Daniel Koshy, Sophomore / Jaclyn Adams, Junior / Skye Colonna, Senior / Chintan Thakrar, Junior
Lead Presenter's Name
Daniel Koshy
Faculty Mentor Name
Dr. Kshitija Deshpande
Abstract
This rising project focuses on the impact rocket launches have on the GNSS satellite constellation in the form of ionospheric scintillation. Disturbance in the ionosphere comes from changing electron densities and a culmination of waves. A large-scale rocket launch is a unique phenomenon that can induce such an event due to its magnitude of power. Structures that form in the ionosphere can manipulate the ability of a GPS receiver to maintain signal contact, risking position data and threatening the economies that depend on it. In order to further understand this issue, Embry-Riddle’s Space Physics Research Lab (SPRL) team has organized a study that focuses on rocket launches that occur in Cape Canaveral, FL. GPS receivers located in the lab collect low and high rate data. This information is then put through a series of MATLAB and python codes developed by SPRL students that parses and creates graphs that take into consideration variables such as TEC (total electron content), phase, and power of signals during launch events. The team has been able to parse and locate scintillation readings. Developments in the near future include looking for patterns in scintillation occurrences, influential environmental factors, and probability assessments.
Did this research project receive funding support from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
No
GNSS Observations of Ionospheric Disturbances Due to Rocket Launches
This rising project focuses on the impact rocket launches have on the GNSS satellite constellation in the form of ionospheric scintillation. Disturbance in the ionosphere comes from changing electron densities and a culmination of waves. A large-scale rocket launch is a unique phenomenon that can induce such an event due to its magnitude of power. Structures that form in the ionosphere can manipulate the ability of a GPS receiver to maintain signal contact, risking position data and threatening the economies that depend on it. In order to further understand this issue, Embry-Riddle’s Space Physics Research Lab (SPRL) team has organized a study that focuses on rocket launches that occur in Cape Canaveral, FL. GPS receivers located in the lab collect low and high rate data. This information is then put through a series of MATLAB and python codes developed by SPRL students that parses and creates graphs that take into consideration variables such as TEC (total electron content), phase, and power of signals during launch events. The team has been able to parse and locate scintillation readings. Developments in the near future include looking for patterns in scintillation occurrences, influential environmental factors, and probability assessments.