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AWESOME

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/AWESOME

Description

The AWESOME receiver monitors a number of VLF radio transmissions as well as ELF natural signals such as those emitted by lightning and wave-particle interactions in the Earth's magnetosphere. The instrument monitors amplitude and phase of VLF transmitted signals (from nations to their submarines) with a 50 Hz time resolution. It also monitors the radio spectrum between 300 Hz and 50kH to detect naturals signals from lightning-induced events (sferics, whistlers, chorus, hiss).

Both AWESOME and SID receivers were created at Stanford University and distributed throughout the world during the International Heliophysical Year and the International Space Weather Initiative. There are currently more than 28 AWESOMEs and 650 SIDs deployed over the world.

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Version:2.7.1

Observatory

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/AWESOME
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
AWESOME
AlternateName
Atmospheric Weather Electromagnetic System for Observation, Modeling, and Education
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:22:35Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2020-08-10 15:51:48
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:22:35Z
Note
Added HelioData InformationURL, Updated to SPASE Version 2.7.1. JWL
Description

The AWESOME receiver monitors a number of VLF radio transmissions as well as ELF natural signals such as those emitted by lightning and wave-particle interactions in the Earth's magnetosphere. The instrument monitors amplitude and phase of VLF transmitted signals (from nations to their submarines) with a 50 Hz time resolution. It also monitors the radio spectrum between 300 Hz and 50kH to detect naturals signals from lightning-induced events (sferics, whistlers, chorus, hiss).

Both AWESOME and SID receivers were created at Stanford University and distributed throughout the world during the International Heliophysical Year and the International Space Weather Initiative. There are currently more than 28 AWESOMEs and 650 SIDs deployed over the world.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Morris.Cohen
InformationURL
Name
Distributing space weather monitoring instruments and educational materials worldwide for IHY 2007: The AWESOME and SID project
URL
InformationURL
Name
HelioData
URL
Description

The HelioData mission page provides an overview of the mission and more, such as all SPASE dataset records associated with it.

Location
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.Surface
OperatingSpan
StartDate
2007-01-01 00:00:00