The electrical-field parameter measurements acquired in the ISS RS SM near-surface areas
show significant strength variations in the direct and alternating components of the electrical
field, depending on the station attitude relative to the orbital velocity vector and on the
light/dark conditions. The increases (in absolute values) that were recorded in the electrical
parameters in some sections of orbit and sometimes exceeded the telemetry range require
special study in order to identify the sources of such variations.
The experiment has demonstrated that since the ISS operates in the ionosphere environment
with continuously changing properties, the electro-physical parameters study determines the
point in time and space when and where the electromagnetic background can be of the
greatest impact on the operation of radio communication, navigation, and other systems of the
station (Ruzhin 2009).
PUBLICATION(S)
Ruzhin YY, Ivanov KG, Kuznetsov VD, Petrov VG. Controlled injection of high-power radio pulses
into the ionosphere-magnetosphere system and appearance of microsubstorms on October 2,
- Geomagnetizm I Aeronomiya (Geomagnetism and Aeronomy). June 2009;49(3):324-334.
doi: 10.1134/S0016793209030062. [Original Russian Text ©. Ruzhin YY, Ivanov KG, Kuznetsov
VD, Petrov VG. Geomagnetizm i Aeronomiya. 2009;49(3):342–352.]
This investigation is complete; however additional results are pending publication.