Ultra-Low Frequency (ULF) Wave Study

Program Manager: Dr. Douglas Kirkpatrick

The purpose of the ULF Wave Study Program is to develop and demonstrate methods for controlling and optimizing signal generation of Ultra-Low Frequency (ULF) waves as well as controlling propagation to develop the potential for use as a communication method. This will lead to a quantitative understanding of the outstanding issues related to ULF generation and global propagation appropriate for transition from research to field implementation.

The ULF program will provide necessary understanding of HAARP generated ULF waves that will lead to the development of ULF for applications of significance to military operations. The foreseeable outcomes include very long range communications including subterranean communications, underground imaging and exploration, Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) electromagnetic pulse (EMP) propagation, and satellite protection via particle precipitation in the radiation belts.