Understanding Space Physics and Atmospheric Electricity with VLF/ELF Signals
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Upper Atmosphere".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 148
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2. Advanced Wireless & Communication Research Center (AWCC), The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1, Chofugaoka, Chofu 182-8585, Japan
Interests: atmospheric electricity; space physics; ionosphere monitoring; VLF/ELF wave propagation; lithosphere-atmosphere-lithosphere coupling; remote sensing
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Interests: ionosphere; electromagnetic manifestations of earthquakes; schumann resonance; atmospherics; elf radio propagation
Interests: seismo-electromagnetics; electromagnetic satellite; plasma physics; radio wave propagation; seismo-ionospheric physics
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2. Center for Space Science and Radio Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan
3. Research Center for Realizing Sustainable Societies, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan
Interests: total lightning; space plasma; ionospheric perturbations; seismic activity; satellite observation; GLIMS; space weather; wind gust; extreme weather; VLF/ELF; whistler; ionosphere; DEMETER; lightning charge moment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Atmosphere aims to gather high-quality original research articles and reviews on the topic of “Understanding space physics and atmospheric electricity with VLF/ELF signals”, with an emphasis on the essential importance of VLF(very low frequency, 3-30kHz)/ELF (extremely low frequency, 1Hz-3kHz) wave phenomena in a wide range of scientific fields from astrophysics, space physics, ionospheric physics, atmospheric electricity, and seismo-electromagnetics.
We would like to invite very active scientists working on VLF/ELF waves to submit their papers (either original or review) to show the readers what kinds of perspectives are going on in different science fields. Astrophysical events such as gamma ray bursts can be monitored with the use of VLF/LF subionospheric propagation date. In space physics, VLF/ELF emissions are one of the most essential aspects in magnetospheric physics, studying wave-particle interactions, and their ionospheric consequence of particle precipitations (Trimpi effects) can be investigated with subionospheric VLF/LF signals. Ionospheric dynamics and perturbations can be monitored only with use of VLF/LF subionospheric signals and ELF/VLF/LF sferics. Next, there are various kinds of wave phenomena associated with atmospheric electricity or atmospheric science. ELF sferics (ELF transients) are the consequence of transient luminous events (TLEs) in the mesosphere suggesting the coupling between the atmosphere and ionosphere. Another Schumann resonance (SR) is the global resonance in the Earth-ionosphere cavity due to the excitation of global lightning activities, so SR can be used effectively to investigate the global lightning activity as well as the lower ionospheric condition. Finaly, a recent subject is the wave phenomena related with earthquakes (EQs); so-called seismo-electromagnetics. In this particular field, there have been observed seismogenic VLF/LF and ELF emissions as a precursor to EQs as an indicator of the lithosphere-atmosphere-ionosphere coupling. Any other papers on VLF/ELF signals are welcome.
The above whole study area is multifaceted and involves several types of measurements (ground- and satellite-based) and analysis methods. For the above reasons, we would like to invite you to submit your recent articles, experimental and theoretical research papers, and case and statistical studies, with respect to the topics described above.
Prof. Dr. Masashi Hayakawa
Prof. Alexander P. Nickolaenko
Prof. Dr. Xuemin Zhang
Prof. Dr. Yasuhide Hobara
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- atmospheric electricity
- VLF (very-low-frequency, 3–30 kHz)/ELF (extremely low-frequency, 1 Hz–3 kHz) wave
- space physics
- ionosphere
- astrophysics
- sesismo-electromagnetics
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