Dataset for "First Observations of Large Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Using Automated Amateur Radio Receiving Networks"

# 20171103.rbn_pskreporter_wspr_data.csv # # This data file contains the amateur radio spot data used in the manuscript: # "First Observations of Large Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Using Automated Amateur Radio Receiving Networks" # by Nathaniel A. Frissell W2NAF, Stephen R. Kaeppler AD0AE, Diego F. Sanchez KD2RLM, Gareth W. Perry KD2SAK, # William D. Engelke AB4EJ, Philip J. Erickson W1PJE, Anthea J. Coster, J. Michael Ruohoniemi, and Joseph B. H. Baker # # Observations are provided courtesy of: # 1. The Weak Signal Propagation Reporting Network (WSPRNet, https://www.wsprnet.org/) # Operated by Bruce Walker W1BW # # 2. The Reverse Beacon Network (RBN, http://www.reversebeacon.net/) # Operated by Nick Sinanis F5VIH/SV3SJ, David Pascoe KM3T, Mark Glenn K7MJG, Peter Smith N4ZR, Felipe Ceglia PY1NB/CT7ANO, and Dick Williams W3OA # # 3. PSKReporter (https://pskreporter.info/) # Operated by Philip Gladstone N1DQ # # Explanation of Data Columns: # freq: Frequency [kHz] # ut: Time of Observation in Universal Time (UT) # source: Observation Network (WSPRNet, RBN, or PSKReporter) # tx_grid: Transmitter Maidenhead Gridsquare # rx_grid: Receiver Maindenhead Gridsquare # tx_lat: Transmitter Latitude (deg) # tx_long: Transmitter Longitude (deg) # rx_lat: Receiver Latitude (deg) # rx_long: Receiver Longitude (deg) # dist_Km: Ground-Level Great Circle Distance between Transmitter and Receiver (km) # md_lat: Midpoint between Transmitter and Receiver Latitude (deg) # md_long: Midpoint between Transmitter and Receiver Longitude (deg) # slt_mid: Solar Local Time of Midpoint (hr) # # This datafile is a subset of the full WSPRNet/RBN/PSKReporter data, filtered with the following parameters: # ut min: 2017-11-03 00:00:00 # ut max: 2017-11-03 23:59:59 # freq min: 14000.382 # freq max: 14280.0 # md_lat min: 20.004737453151876 # md_lat max: 54.99977112001497 # md_long min: -129.99845895196913 # md_long max: -60.008771378901315 # dist_Km min: 0.0 # dist_Km max: 19861.14355003741