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>With further study, VLF transmissions may serve as a way to remove excess radiation from the near-Earth environment. Plans are already underway to test VLF tra
by 24gttghh 9y ago
>With further study, VLF transmissions may serve as a way to remove excess radiation from the near-Earth environment. Plans are already underway to test VLF transmissions in the upper atmosphere to see if they could remove excess charged particles — which can appear during periods of intense space weather, such as when the sun erupts with giant clouds of particles and energy.
The ability to deflect solar storms would indeed be quite helpful!
- westbywest 9y agoI read that particles in the radiation belts have been observed with large concentrations in the in keV range, peaking into MeV range. Impacting particles from the sun can be orders of magnitude higher. https://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wenpart1.html https://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wenpart1.html