New science in plain sight: Citizen scientists lead to the discovery of optical structure in the upper atmosphere

Abstract

Citizen scientists, along with satellite and ground-based sensors, have revealed a new arc boundary at subauroral latitudes.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 02, 2018
Source ID
10.1126/sciadv.aaq0030

Entities

People

  • Bea Gallardo-Lacourt
  • Brian Jackel
  • Burcu Kosar
  • Chris Ratzlaff
  • D. J. Knudsen
  • Deborah Megan Gillies
  • E. Spanswick
  • Elizabeth A MacDonald
  • Eric Donovan
  • Ian Schofield
  • Martin Connors
  • Matt Heavner
  • Nathan A Case
  • Notanee Bourassa
  • William E Archer
  • Yukitoshi Nishimura

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Athabasca University
  • Boston University
  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Goddard Space Flight Center
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • National Science Foundation
  • New Mexico Consortium
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council
  • University of Calgary
  • University of California
  • University of Lancaster
  • Western University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Canadian European Scientific Immigration and Epilepsy Clearance Studies
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects