Ionospheric Visit

Because of the frequencies at which LOFAR observes, an understanding of the ionosphere is crucial to the interpretation of our results. On the other hand, LOFAR also offers a powerful tool for investigating this tenuous layer of the earth's atmosphere.

On 27-28 September 2010, a special meeting was organised by the UK solar-terrestrial physics community (MIST) to celebrate the life and work of the late Prof. Henry Rishbeth (1931-2010). The meeting took place in his home city of Southampton, and celebrated Henry's long commitment to the advancement of ionospheric science. And, on the afternoon of the 28th, a number of the attending physicists visited the LOFAR Chilbolton station. (Photograph by Th. Ulich.)

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