SESAME Experiment: Antarctic VLF/ELF Radio Wave Intensities

The SESAME (Satellite Experiments Simultaneous with Antarctic Measurements) dataset contains key parameters from a ground-based experiment. It provides omni-directional intensities in decibels (dB) measured in two narrow passband filters centered on 1kHz and 3kHz. The data was produced by NASA and documented in a 1995 Space Science Reviews publication.

Use Cases

• Analyze VLF/ELF signal intensity variations based on omni-directional dB measurements.
• Compare radio wave behavior in two distinct frequency bands (1kHz and 3kHz).
• Correlate ground-based Antarctic measurements with concurrent satellite experiments.
• Study ionospheric phenomena using narrow passband filter data.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a documented scientific experiment (SESAME) and a peer-reviewed reference.
• Measurements are focused on two specific, narrow frequency bands (1kHz and 3kHz).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Ground-based experiment measurements from the SESAME project.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:55:59.783128; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Antarctic measurements.