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VHF Interferometer
Very High Frequency Interferometer

The Very High Frequency (VHF) Interferometer is a ground-based broadband interferometer system. It detects lightning by measuring the radio frequency signals radiated from lightning strikes. The VHF Interferometer system consists of 3 VHF antennas and one fast antenna. It operates across the 30-300 MHz frequency band.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Measurement Type

Magnetic/Electric

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Weather Events > Lightning

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > Lightning

Vertical Measurement Regions

Land Surface

Temporal Resolution

Variable

Spatial Resolution

N/A

Measurement Frequency

30-300 MHz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

Lead Investigator
Currently unavailable
Technical Contact
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Instrument Maker
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Funding Source
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Overview Publications
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Repository
- Unpublished

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Image of a FLUXNET tower in Harvard Forests, Maine

Image of a FLUXNET tower in Harvard Forests, Maine

Permanent Land Site

Campaign Permanent Land Sites

51 Campaigns · 75 Instruments

Airborne Lightning Observatory for FEGS and TGFs

Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Central America, Caribbean Sea

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· 0 Data Products

Data Products

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