scholarly journals The Development of Solar Astronomy in Malaysia

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 46-55
Author(s):  
Zety Sharizat Hamidi ◽  
N.N.M. Shariff ◽  
C. Monstein
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Radio Observation ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Solar Astronomy

Monitoring the Sun reveals a variety of fascinating and complex physical phenomena which are being studied mainly by analyzing its emission. Solar activity has an impact with space weather. The characteristic features of the climate of Malaysia are uniform temperature, very high humidity and copious rainfall. It has an average of temperature of 26.7 °C. Therefore, it is suitable to monitor the Sun. In following work, we will emphasize the development of solar astronomy in Malaysia. The ground based observation (i) optical and (ii) radio are the main region that we focused on. Optical observation has started earlier comparing with radio observation. In optical region it covers from 400 – 700 nm while in radio region, we focus from 45 MHz to 870 MHz. The number of observatories is increasing. A dedicated work to understand the Sun activity in radio region is a part of an initiative of the United Nations together with NASA in order to support developing countries participating in „Western Science‟ research. Realize how important for us to keep doing a research about the solar bursts, by using the new radio spectrometer, CALLISTO (Compound Low Cost Low Frequency Transportable Observatories) spectrometer. Malaysia is one of the earliest country from South-East Asia (ASEAN) that involve this research. One of the advantages to start the solar monitoring in Malaysia is because our strategic location as equator country that makes possible to observing a Sun for 12 hours daily throughout a year. We strongly believe that Malaysia as one of contributor of solar activity data through E-CALLISTO network. This is a very good start for developing a radio astronomy in Malaysia. With the implementation of 45 MHz - 870 MHz CALLISTO systems and development of solar burst monitoring network, a new wavelength regime is becoming available for solar radio astronomy. Overall, this article presents an overview of optical and radio astronomy in Malaysia. With the present level of the international collaboration, it is believed that the potential involvement of local and international scientist in solar astrophysics will increase.

scholarly journals Understanding Climate Changes in Malaysia through Space Weather Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zety Sharizat Hamidi ◽  
N.N.M. Shariff ◽  
C. Monstein
Keyword(s):  
Space Weather ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Science Research ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
New Radio ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Sun Activity

Space weather has a close connection with the interaction of the Earth and the Sun. As equatorial country, the characteristic features of the climate of Malaysia are uniform temperature, very high humidity and copious rainfall. Malaysia has an average of temperature of 26.7 °C per year. Therefore, it is suitable to monitor the Sun. In the following work, we will emphasize the development of Sun monitoring in Malaysia. The number of observatories are increasing. A dedicated work to understand the Sun activity in radio region is a part of an initiative of the United Nations together with NASA in order to support developing countries participating in „Western Science‟ research. Realizing how important for us to monitor the space weather, therefore, we have been utilizing the new radio spectrometer, CALLISTO (Compound Low Cost Low Frequency Transportable Observatories) spectrometer. Malaysia is one of the earliest country from South- East Asia (ASEAN) that involve this research. One of the advantages to start the solar monitoring in Malaysia is because our strategic location as equator country that makes possible to observing a Sun for 12 hours daily throughout a year. We strongly believe that Malaysia as one of contributor of solar activity data through E-CALLISTO network. This is a very good start for developing a space weather in Malaysia. With the implementation of CALLISTO systems and development of solar monitoring network, a new wavelength regime is becoming available for solar radio astronomy. Overall, this article presents an overview of space weather in Malaysia. With the present level of the international collaboration, it is believed that the potential involvement of local and international scientist in space weather will increase.

scholarly journals Space Weather: The Significance of e-CALLISTO (Malaysia) as One of Contributor of Solar Radio Burst due to Solar Activity

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zety Sharizat Hamidi ◽  
N.N.M. Shariff ◽  
C. Monstein ◽  
Z.A. Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Space Weather ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Solar Burst ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Solar Bursts ◽  
Earth’S Climate ◽  
The Impact

The impact of solar activities indirectly affected the conditions of earth's climate and space weather in general. In this work, we will highlight a low cost project, however, potentially gives a high impact through a dedicated long-term and one of the most successful space weather project. This research is a part of an initiative of the United Nations together with NASA in order to support developing countries participating in ‘Western Science’ research. At the beginning of 2007, the objective to monitor the solar activities (solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections) within 24 hours all over the world has positively turned to reality. Realize how important for us to keep doing a research about the solar bursts, by using the new radio spectrometer, CALLISTO. This research is not only hoping to give a knowledge to the people about how the solar bursts are produced, the characteristics of every type of solar burst at the wide range (45 MHz to 870 MHz) but also the effect of the solar burst toward the Earth. By using the same CALLISTO spectrometer within the 45-870 MHz, designing and leading by Christian Monstein from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, this research project is the one of successful project under ISWI program. Malaysia becomes the 19th countries that involve this research. One of the advantages to start the solar monitoring in Malaysia is because our strategic location as equator country that makes possible to observing a Sun for 12 hours daily throughout a year. We strongly believe that Malaysia as one of contributor of solar activity data through E-CALLISTO network. This is a very good start for developing a radio astronomy in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Long-term Monitoring of Solar Activity by Amateur Astronomers

1988 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 177-180
Author(s):  
Klaus Reinsch
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Editorial Staff ◽  
West Germany ◽  
Solar Observation ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Solar Observations ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
Term Monitoring ◽  
Solar Astronomy

Professional solar astronomy concentrates on the study of the atmosphere and interior of the Sun. Little attention is given to “classical” programmes, mainly statistical investigations of solar activity. Although the main properties of phenomena associated with the solar cycle seem to be understood there are still enough details to be explained, making it worthwhile monitoring different indicators of solar activity, even if no immediate results are to be expected. Such routine observations are ideal work of amateur astronomers.Members of West German local astronomical societies founded the journal Sonne in 1977 to combine their efforts on solar observations. The first issue was presented at a conference on amateur solar observation held in Berlin in April 1977. Sonne is compiled by an editorial staff of 23 amateurs from all over West Germany, and is distributed among nearly 500 readers in 20 countries. With the increasing number of foreign readers, the main articles in Sonne are provided with English abstracts.

Solar Activity in the Corona

1981 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. McLean
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Observational Data ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Solar Radio ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Core ◽  
Solar Radio Astronomy

When I began my studies of solar radio astronomy, Dr J. L. Pawsey, who then led the radio astronomy group in the Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, explained to me that the internal structure of the Sun was ‘well understood’, thanks to a lack of conflicting observational data, but that for the observable layers of the Sun, the photosphere, chromosphere and corona, a great many mysteries remained. I am sure that he would have been amused by the recent discovery that there are not enough neutrons coming from the core of the Sun. I shall devote most of my talk to matters about which we are fairly certain, but often I will only be able to give part of the story because the details have not yet emerged from the wealth of solar mysteries.

scholarly journals Low Frequency Radio Astronomy from Earth Orbit

1990 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 508-508
Author(s):  
Kurt W. Weiler ◽  
Namir E. Kassim
Keyword(s):  
Wavelength Range ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Earth Orbit ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
Frequency Space ◽  
Current Technology

AbstractLow frequency radio astronomy for the purpose of this discussion is defined as frequencies ≲100 MHz. Since the technology is fairly simple at these frequencies and even Jansky’s original observations were made at 20.5 MHz, there have been many years of research at these wavelengths. However, though radio astronomers have been working at low frequencies since the first days of science, the observing limitations and the move of much of the effort to ever shorter wavelengths has meant that most areas still remain to be fully exploited with modern techniques and instruments. In particular, the possibilities for pursuing the very lowest frequencies by interferometry of ground to space, in Earth orbit, or from the Moon promises a rebirth of work in this wavelength range.We present concepts for space-ground VLBI and a fully space-based array in high Earth orbit to pursue the astrophysics which can only be probed at these frequencies. An Orbiting Low Frequency Radio Astronomy Satellite (OLFRAS) and a Low Frequency Space Array (LFSA) are two concepts which will open this last, poorly explored area of astronomy at relatively low cost and well within the limits of current technology.

scholarly journals Determining a Complex Solar Radio Burst Type II on 2nd November 2014 Driven by a Hydra Solar Flare as a Blast Waves

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
Zety Sharizat Hamidi ◽  
M.B. Ibrahim ◽  
N.N.M. Shariff ◽  
C. Monstein
Keyword(s):  
Radio Burst ◽  
Solar Radio ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Blast Waves ◽  
Solar Radio Burst ◽  
The Sun ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Type Ii

Recent data of a complex solar radio burst type II is analyzed and reviewed. The monitoring of solar radio burst was done by using the Compact Astronomical Low cost, Low frequency Instrument for Spectroscopy and Transportable Observatory (CALLISTO) from BLEIN 7 meter dish telescope at ETH, Zurich in frequency range of 25 until 1000 MHz. During the inspection of the X-ray spectrum, we observed that the C3-category flare was caused by a filament of magnetism, which rose up and erupted between 0400 and 0600 UT. This occurred three hours before the signature of solar radio burst type II. There are some of the material in the filament fell back to the sun, causing a flash of X-rays where it hit the Sun surface. This is a Hydra Flare which occurred without sunspots. On the basis of these results, we suggest that a single shock in the leading edge of the CME could be the source of the multiple type II bursts and support the notion that the CME nose and the CME-streamer interaction are the two main mechanisms able to generate the bursts.

The Llanherne Low Frequency Radio Telescope

1972 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. A. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limit ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Angular Resolution ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Earth Satellite ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Interstellar Absorption ◽  
The Galaxy

A large proportion of the easily accessible radio astronomy spectrum lies between 50 MHz and a lower limit of about 1 MHz set by interstellar absorption. The features of the spectrum in this frequency range, from sources such as the galaxy, extragalactic sources, pulsars, the Sun and Jupiter, remain only partially explored mainly owing to the large sizes of telescopes necessary to obtain adequate angular resolution and sensitivity. In addition, below 20 MHz, interference from man-made radiation and from the ionosphere severely hinders observations. At the lowest frequencies, the effects of the ionosphere can be overcome by using earth satellite telescopes at the expense of greatly increased difficulty in attaining sufficient telescope aperture.

PRELIMINARY STUDY OF VEHICULAR TRAFfiC EFFECT ON RADIO SIGNAL FOR RADIO

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Hazmin Sabri ◽  
Roslan Umar ◽  
Wan Zul Adli Wan Mokhtar ◽  
Zamri Zainal Abidin ◽  
Zainol Abidin Ibrahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Radio Signal ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Radio Observation ◽  
Electronic System ◽  
Vehicular Traffic ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Traffic Area ◽  
Preliminary Study

Radio signals detected from the ground are very weak since it travels far from the universe. Radio wave carries photons with low energies compared to other electromagnetic spectra such as visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and the most energetic electromagnetic wave is gamma-rays. The microwave region is the shortest wavelength of radio waves. Hence, microwave photons have greater energy. Radio astronomy studies are restricted due to radio frequency interference (RFI) that produces by human daily activities. If this disturbance is not shrinkage, it poses critical problems in radio observation. There are many factors of man-made RFI, such as, the availability of mobile telecommunications, radio transmission, TV broadcasting, satellite communication, vehicular traffic area, power transmission line and many more. In this paper, we present a preliminary study of the radio sources (electronic system in the car) from the vehicular traffic area (highway) on radio astronomy observation. This study is important to assess how the vehicles  affect the radio signal in radio astronomical sources of low frequency such as hydrogen line and deuterium (which wavelength more than 1mm). These research findings would benefit radio astronomy research, especially to profile the RFI pattern in Malaysia. 

scholarly journals H2020 project CAPTOR dataset: raw data collected by low-cost MOX ozone sensors in a real air pollution monitoring network.

Data in Brief ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107127
Author(s):  
Jose M. Barcelo-Ordinas ◽  
Pau Ferrer-Cid ◽  
Jorge Garcia-Vidal ◽  
Mar Viana ◽  
Ana Ripoll
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Pollution Monitoring ◽  
Raw Data ◽  
Air Pollution Monitoring

scholarly journals Urban Air Quality Modeling Using Low-Cost Sensor Network and Data Assimilation in the Aburrá Valley, Colombia

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Santiago Lopez-Restrepo ◽  
Andres Yarce ◽  
Nicolás Pinel ◽  
O.L. Quintero ◽  
Arjo Segers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Data Assimilation ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Cost Model ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Model Performance ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Correlation Factor ◽  
Chemical Transport Model ◽  
High Quality

The use of low air quality networks has been increasing in recent years to study urban pollution dynamics. Here we show the evaluation of the operational Aburrá Valley’s low-cost network against the official monitoring network. The results show that the PM2.5 low-cost measurements are very close to those observed by the official network. Additionally, the low-cost allows a higher spatial representation of the concentrations across the valley. We integrate low-cost observations with the chemical transport model Long Term Ozone Simulation-European Operational Smog (LOTOS-EUROS) using data assimilation. Two different configurations of the low-cost network were assimilated: using the whole low-cost network (255 sensors), and a high-quality selection using just the sensors with a correlation factor greater than 0.8 with respect to the official network (115 sensors). The official stations were also assimilated to compare the more dense low-cost network’s impact on the model performance. Both simulations assimilating the low-cost model outperform the model without assimilation and assimilating the official network. The capability to issue warnings for pollution events is also improved by assimilating the low-cost network with respect to the other simulations. Finally, the simulation using the high-quality configuration has lower error values than using the complete low-cost network, showing that it is essential to consider the quality and location and not just the total number of sensors. Our results suggest that with the current advance in low-cost sensors, it is possible to improve model performance with low-cost network data assimilation.

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