Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables

Autores
Meza, Amalia Margarita; Brunini, Claudio Antonio; Gularte Scarone, Angela Erika; Mosert, Marta Estela
Año de publicación
2008
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Ground-based vertical incidence soundings are well suited to model the bottom-side ionosphere but are not so good for dependably modelling the topside ionosphere. This study aims to combine vertical incidence sounding and dual-frequency GPS measurements to reconstruct the topside profile. The reconstruction technique relays on the use of the so-called vary-Chap approach that use an α-Chapman function with a continuously varying scale height. We tested our technique with ionograms and GPS observations recorded at Ebro observatory, Spain (geomagnetic coordinates 43.6°N and 80.9°E). The contribution of the topside ionosphere to the vertical TEC was calculated as the difference between the vertical TEC estimated from GPS measurements and the contribution of the bottom-side ionosphere estimated by integration of the electron density obtained from ionograms. The obtained topside vertical TEC were used to estimate the parameters of the vary-Chap function that represents the topside profile, namely the transition height where the dominant ion species change from O + to H + , the scale height at the transition height, and the shape factor that controls the steepness of the O + to H + transition. The results are analyzed for solstices and equinoxes for a high solar activity year. The values obtained for the transition height are in agreement with those derived by other author. The topside profile seems to merge swiftly with an empirical plasmasphere model based on Radio Plasma Image measurements.
Fil: Meza, Amalia Margarita. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: Brunini, Claudio Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: Gularte Scarone, Angela Erika. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: Mosert, Marta Estela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito"; Argentina
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GPS
IONOSONDE
TOPSIDE IONOSPHERE
TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT
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spelling Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observablesMeza, Amalia MargaritaBrunini, Claudio AntonioGularte Scarone, Angela ErikaMosert, Marta EstelaGPSIONOSONDETOPSIDE IONOSPHERETOTAL ELECTRON CONTENThttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Ground-based vertical incidence soundings are well suited to model the bottom-side ionosphere but are not so good for dependably modelling the topside ionosphere. This study aims to combine vertical incidence sounding and dual-frequency GPS measurements to reconstruct the topside profile. The reconstruction technique relays on the use of the so-called vary-Chap approach that use an α-Chapman function with a continuously varying scale height. We tested our technique with ionograms and GPS observations recorded at Ebro observatory, Spain (geomagnetic coordinates 43.6°N and 80.9°E). The contribution of the topside ionosphere to the vertical TEC was calculated as the difference between the vertical TEC estimated from GPS measurements and the contribution of the bottom-side ionosphere estimated by integration of the electron density obtained from ionograms. The obtained topside vertical TEC were used to estimate the parameters of the vary-Chap function that represents the topside profile, namely the transition height where the dominant ion species change from O + to H + , the scale height at the transition height, and the shape factor that controls the steepness of the O + to H + transition. The results are analyzed for solstices and equinoxes for a high solar activity year. The values obtained for the transition height are in agreement with those derived by other author. The topside profile seems to merge swiftly with an empirical plasmasphere model based on Radio Plasma Image measurements.Fil: Meza, Amalia Margarita. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; ArgentinaFil: Brunini, Claudio Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; ArgentinaFil: Gularte Scarone, Angela Erika. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; ArgentinaFil: Mosert, Marta Estela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito"; ArgentinaElsevier2008-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/211824Meza, Amalia Margarita; Brunini, Claudio Antonio; Gularte Scarone, Angela Erika; Mosert, Marta Estela; Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables; Elsevier; Advances in Space Research; 42; 4; 8-2008; 712-7190273-1177CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273117708001087info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.asr.2007.08.042info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:34:31Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/211824instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:34:31.904CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables
title Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables
spellingShingle Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables
Meza, Amalia Margarita
GPS
IONOSONDE
TOPSIDE IONOSPHERE
TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT
title_short Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables
title_full Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables
title_fullStr Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables
title_sort Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Meza, Amalia Margarita
Brunini, Claudio Antonio
Gularte Scarone, Angela Erika
Mosert, Marta Estela
author Meza, Amalia Margarita
author_facet Meza, Amalia Margarita
Brunini, Claudio Antonio
Gularte Scarone, Angela Erika
Mosert, Marta Estela
author_role author
author2 Brunini, Claudio Antonio
Gularte Scarone, Angela Erika
Mosert, Marta Estela
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv GPS
IONOSONDE
TOPSIDE IONOSPHERE
TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT
topic GPS
IONOSONDE
TOPSIDE IONOSPHERE
TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Ground-based vertical incidence soundings are well suited to model the bottom-side ionosphere but are not so good for dependably modelling the topside ionosphere. This study aims to combine vertical incidence sounding and dual-frequency GPS measurements to reconstruct the topside profile. The reconstruction technique relays on the use of the so-called vary-Chap approach that use an α-Chapman function with a continuously varying scale height. We tested our technique with ionograms and GPS observations recorded at Ebro observatory, Spain (geomagnetic coordinates 43.6°N and 80.9°E). The contribution of the topside ionosphere to the vertical TEC was calculated as the difference between the vertical TEC estimated from GPS measurements and the contribution of the bottom-side ionosphere estimated by integration of the electron density obtained from ionograms. The obtained topside vertical TEC were used to estimate the parameters of the vary-Chap function that represents the topside profile, namely the transition height where the dominant ion species change from O + to H + , the scale height at the transition height, and the shape factor that controls the steepness of the O + to H + transition. The results are analyzed for solstices and equinoxes for a high solar activity year. The values obtained for the transition height are in agreement with those derived by other author. The topside profile seems to merge swiftly with an empirical plasmasphere model based on Radio Plasma Image measurements.
Fil: Meza, Amalia Margarita. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: Brunini, Claudio Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: Gularte Scarone, Angela Erika. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: Mosert, Marta Estela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "El Leoncito"; Argentina
description Ground-based vertical incidence soundings are well suited to model the bottom-side ionosphere but are not so good for dependably modelling the topside ionosphere. This study aims to combine vertical incidence sounding and dual-frequency GPS measurements to reconstruct the topside profile. The reconstruction technique relays on the use of the so-called vary-Chap approach that use an α-Chapman function with a continuously varying scale height. We tested our technique with ionograms and GPS observations recorded at Ebro observatory, Spain (geomagnetic coordinates 43.6°N and 80.9°E). The contribution of the topside ionosphere to the vertical TEC was calculated as the difference between the vertical TEC estimated from GPS measurements and the contribution of the bottom-side ionosphere estimated by integration of the electron density obtained from ionograms. The obtained topside vertical TEC were used to estimate the parameters of the vary-Chap function that represents the topside profile, namely the transition height where the dominant ion species change from O + to H + , the scale height at the transition height, and the shape factor that controls the steepness of the O + to H + transition. The results are analyzed for solstices and equinoxes for a high solar activity year. The values obtained for the transition height are in agreement with those derived by other author. The topside profile seems to merge swiftly with an empirical plasmasphere model based on Radio Plasma Image measurements.
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