Primary Recipient

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$194,869.00

Award Date

8/11/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

The ultimate objective of this project is to determine the acceleration mechanism responsible for strong increases of radiation belt electron fluxes during geomagnetic storms. The project will calculate Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) wave power from ground-bas