Dataset for "First Observations of Large Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Using Automated Amateur Radio Receiving Networks"

<p># 20171103.rbn_pskreporter_wspr_data.csv<br> #<br> # This data file contains the amateur radio spot data used in the manuscript:<br> # &nbsp; &quot;First Observations of Large Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Using Automated Amateur Radio Receiving Networks&quot;<br> # &nbsp; &nbsp; by Nathaniel A. Frissell W2NAF, Stephen R. Kaeppler AD0AE, Diego F. Sanchez KD2RLM, Gareth W. Perry KD2SAK,<br> # &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;William D. Engelke AB4EJ, Philip J. Erickson W1PJE, Anthea J. Coster, J. Michael Ruohoniemi, and Joseph B. H. Baker<br> #<br> # Observations are provided courtesy of:<br> # &nbsp; 1. The Weak Signal Propagation Reporting Network (WSPRNet, https://www.wsprnet.org/)<br> # &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Operated by Bruce Walker W1BW<br> #<br> # &nbsp; 2. The Reverse Beacon Network (RBN, http://www.reversebeacon.net/)<br> # &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Operated by Nick Sinanis F5VIH/SV3SJ, David Pascoe KM3T, Mark Glenn K7MJG, Peter Smith N4ZR, Felipe Ceglia PY1NB/CT7ANO, and Dick Williams W3OA<br> #<br> # &nbsp; 3. PSKReporter (https://pskreporter.info/)<br> # &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Operated by Philip Gladstone N1DQ<br> #<br> # Explanation of Data Columns:<br> # &nbsp; freq: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Frequency [kHz]<br> # &nbsp; ut: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Time of Observation in Universal Time (UT)<br> # &nbsp; source: &nbsp; &nbsp; Observation Network (WSPRNet, RBN, or PSKReporter)<br> # &nbsp; tx_grid: &nbsp; &nbsp;Transmitter Maidenhead Gridsquare<br> # &nbsp; rx_grid: &nbsp; &nbsp;Receiver Maindenhead Gridsquare<br> # &nbsp; tx_lat: &nbsp; &nbsp; Transmitter Latitude (deg)<br> # &nbsp; tx_long: &nbsp; &nbsp;Transmitter Longitude (deg)<br> # &nbsp; rx_lat: &nbsp; &nbsp; Receiver Latitude (deg)<br> # &nbsp; rx_long: &nbsp; &nbsp;Receiver Longitude (deg)<br> # &nbsp; dist_Km: &nbsp; &nbsp;Ground-Level Great Circle Distance between Transmitter and Receiver (km)<br> # &nbsp; md_lat: &nbsp; &nbsp; Midpoint between Transmitter and Receiver Latitude (deg)<br> # &nbsp; md_long: &nbsp; &nbsp;Midpoint between Transmitter and Receiver Longitude (deg)<br> # &nbsp; slt_mid: &nbsp; &nbsp;Solar Local Time of Midpoint (hr)<br> #<br> # This datafile is a subset of the full WSPRNet/RBN/PSKReporter data, filtered with the following parameters:<br> # &nbsp; ut min: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2017-11-03 00:00:00<br> # &nbsp; ut max: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2017-11-03 23:59:59<br> # &nbsp; freq min: &nbsp; &nbsp; 14000.382<br> # &nbsp; freq max: &nbsp; &nbsp; 14280.0<br> # &nbsp; md_lat min: &nbsp; 20.004737453151876<br> # &nbsp; md_lat max: &nbsp; 54.99977112001497<br> # &nbsp; md_long min: &nbsp;-129.99845895196913<br> # &nbsp; md_long max: &nbsp;-60.008771378901315<br> # &nbsp; dist_Km min: &nbsp;0.0<br> # &nbsp; dist_Km max: &nbsp;19861.14355003741</p>