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Space weather study through analysis of solar radio bursts detected by a single-station CALLISTO spectrometer
Theogene Ndacyayisenga
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Department of Physics, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, P.O. Box 3900, Kigali, Rwanda
Ange Cynthia Umuhire
Department of Physics, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, P.O. Box 3900, Kigali, Rwanda
Jean Uwamahoro
College of Education, University of Rwanda, P.O. Box 55, Rwamagana, Rwanda
Christian Monstein
Istituto Ricerche Solari (IRSOL), Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), 6605 Locarno–Monti, Switzerland
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This paper summarises the results obtained by analysing the solar radio bursts detected by a single spectrogram installed at the University of Rwanda through the collaboration and the initiation of the space weather initiative. We aimed to show that data gaps in the African continent can be tracked by the deployment of cheap spectrograms, but their regular maintenance matters. In addition, the results show that the observation at a single station is a clue to studying space weather hazards.
This paper summarises the results obtained by analysing the solar radio bursts detected by a...
