Speaker
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
Yes
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD)?
PhD
Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution
Andrew Collier (collierab@gmail.com)
Abstract content <br> (Max 300 words)
It is well known that the number of lightning strokes at a particular location far exceeds the number of whistlers detected at the conjugate point. Correlation analyses between global lightning and whistlers have revealed that it is possible for the initiating lightning stroke to be a significant distance from the conjugate point. This study aims to further explore this result. Whistlers are frequently observed at Tihany, Hungary, which is magnetically conjugate to a point off the east coast of South Africa.Using broadband VLF data from the DEMETER satellite and lightning data from WWLLN, we have computed the regions which produce lightning capable of launching whistler mode waves into the magnetosphere above the conjugate point. DEMETER is a satellite in a quasi Sun-synchronous, low earth orbit which suffers from timing inaccuracies. Due to these inaccuracies, we have calibrated the data using data from the South African Lightning Detection Network.
Apply to be<br> consider for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
Yes
