The Pleasures and Perils of Chorus Waves
Channel: Athabasca University
Date: 2013-02-04

Chorus waves sound beautiful, but they can be a sign of "killer electrons." In this video, AU professor Dr. Martin Connors explains how the radio antenna at AUGO II — one of only two such antennas in the world — is working with NASA's Van Allen Probes to help us better understand chorus waves, killer electrons, and the radiation belts that surround our planet.

The radio antenna at AUGO II (Athabasca University Geophysical Observatory II) is provided by Nagoya University's Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory (STEL), a key partner in this research along with NASA.