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Radary SuperDARN : narzędzie do badania i monitorowania atmosfery Ziemi i przestrzeni wokółziemskiej

Góral Grzegorz

Przegląd Geofizyczny

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2019

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Z. 3-4

253--265

PL

Radary SuperDARN powstały jako narzędzie do badań górnych warstw atmosfery i ich związków z magnetosferą i wiatrem słonecznym (Greenwald i in. 1995; Chisham i in. 2007; Lester 2008, 2013). Pracują w zakresie częstotliwości HF, pomiędzy 8 a 20 MHz. Ich zasada działania opiera się na wykorzystaniu rozpraszania Bragga na periodycznych strukturach przestrzennych o skalach odległości porównywalnych z długością fali sondującej. Radary te umożliwiają obserwacje formacji jonosferycznych zorientowanych wzdłuż linii pola geomagnetycznego. W artykule opisano podstawowe bloki funkcjonalne przykładowego radaru SuperDARN: tor nadawczy, odbiorczy oraz system antenowy. Omówiony został sposób modelowania wiązki sondującej. Jedną z kluczowych kwestii przy wyborze lokalizacji dla nowopowstającej stacji SuperDARN jest określenie jej potencjalnych możliwości obserwacyjnych. Można wykorzystać do tego oprogramowanie dokonujące śledzenia dróg propagacji impulsu emitowanego przez radar i określania punktów, w których wektor fali jest prostopadły do lokalnego pola magnetycznego Ziemi. Warunek taki pozwoli na uzyskanie rozproszenia wyemitowanej przez antenę radaru fali z powrotem, w kierunku nadawania. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki symulacji dla hipotetycznej stacji SuperDARN, zlokalizowanej w południowo-zachodniej Polsce. W obliczeniach użyto programu do ray tracingu, bazującego na algorytmie Jones i Stephenson (1975) oraz modelu jonosfery IRI-2012.

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SuperDARN radars were developed as a tool for testing the upper atmosphere regions and their coupling with the magnetosphere and solar wind (Greenwald et al. 1995; Chisham et al. 2007; Lester 2008, 2013). They work in the HF frequency range, between 8 and 20MHz. Their principle of operation is based on the use of Bragg scattering on periodic spatial structures with scales of distance comparable to the length of the sounding wave. These radars allow observation of ionospheric formations oriented along the geomagnetic field lines. The article describes basic functional SuperDARN radar blocks: transmitting path, receiving path, and the antenna system as well. The method of modeling the sounding beam is also presented. One of the key issues when choosing a location for a new SuperDARN station is to determine its potential for observation. You can use a special software to track the propagation paths of the pulse emitted by the radar and determining points in which the wave vector is perpendicular to the local geomagnetic field. Such a condition will allow to obtain the scatter of the wave emitted by the radar antenna back into the direc¬tion of transmission. The article presents simulation results for a hypothetical SuperDARN station, located in south-western Poland. The calculation were based on a ray tracing program based on the Jones and Stephenson algorithm (Jones, Stephenson 1975) and the IRI-2012 ionosphere model.

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Variability of Ionospheric TEC and the Performance of the IRI-2012 Model at the BJFS Station, China

Li S., Li L., Peng J.

Acta Geophysica

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2016

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Vol. 64, no. 5

1970--1987

EN

We studied variation characteristics of ionospheric total electron contents (TEC) and performance of the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI)-2012 model in predicting TEC at the BJFS (Beijing Fangshan station), China. Diurnal and seasonal variations were analyzed with TEC data derived from dual-frequency global positioning system (GPS) observations along with the solar activity dependence of TEC at the BJFS station. Data interpolated with information from IGS Global Ionosphere Maps (GIMs) were also used in the analysis. Results showed that the IRI-2012 model can reflect the climatic characteristics and solar activity dependence of ionospheric TEC. By using time series decomposition method, ionospheric daily averaged TEC values were divided into the periodic components, geomagnetic activity component, solar activity component and secular trend. Solar activity component and periodic components are supposed to be the main reasons which account for the difference between the GIMs TEC and the TEC from the IRI-2012 model.

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The Relationship of Stratospheric QBO with the Difference of Measured and Calculated NmF2

Kurt K., Yeşil A., Sağir S., Atici R.

Acta Geophysica

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2016

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Vol. 64, no. 6

2781--2793

EN

The relationship between stratospheric QBO and the difference (∆NmF2) between NmF2 calculated with IRI-2012 and measured from ionosondes at the Singapore and Ascension stations in the equatorial region was statistically investigated. As statistical analysis, the regression analysis was used on variables. As a result, the relationship between QBO and ∆NmF2 was higher for 24:00 LT (local time) than 12:00 LT. This relationship is positive in the solar maximum epoch for both stations. In the solar minimum epoch, it is negative at 24:00 LT for Ascension and at 12:00 LT for Singapore. Furthermore, it was seen that the relationship of the ∆NmF2 with both the easterly and westerly QBO was negative for all solar epochs and every LT, at Ascension station. This relationship was only positive for solar maximum epoch and 12:00 LT, at Singapore station.

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Regional ionosphere modeling in support of IRI and wavelet using GPS observations

Amerian Y., Voosoghi B., Hossainali M.

Acta Geophysica

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2013

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Vol. 61, no. 5

1246--1261

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Dual-frequency global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) observations provide most of the input data for development of global ionosphere map (GIM) of vertical total electron content (VTEC). The international GNSS service (IGS) develops different ionosphere products. The IGS tracking network stations are not homogeneously distributed around the world. The large gaps of this network in Middle East, e.g., Iran plateau, reduce the accuracy of the IGS GIMs over this region. Empirical ionosphere models, such as international reference ionosphere (IRI), also provide coarse forecasts of the VTEC values. This paper presents a new regional VTEC model based on the IRI 2007 and global positioning system (GPS) observations from Iranian Permanent GPS Network. The model consists of a given reference part from IRI model and an unknown correction term. Compactly supported base functions are more appropriate than spherical harmonics in regional ionosphere modeling. Therefore, an unknown correction term was expanded in terms of B-spline functions. The obtained results are validated through comparison with the observed VTEC derived from GPS observations.

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Configuration of the upper boundary of the ionosphere

Gulyaeva T.L.

Acta Geophysica

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2007

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Vol. 55, no. 2

253-266

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Variations of the upper boundary of the ionosphere (UBI) are investigated based on three sources of information: (i) ionosonde-derived parameters: critical frequency foF2, propagation factor M3000F2, and sub-peak thickness of the bot-tomside electron density profile; (ii) total electron content (TEC) observations from signals of the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites; (iii) model electron densities of the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI*) extended towards the plasmasphere. The ionospheric slab thickness is calculated as ratio of TEC to the F2 layer peak electron density, NmF2, representing a measure of thickness of electron density profile in the bottomside and topside ionosphere eliminating the plasmaspheric slab thickness of GPS-TEC with the IRI* code. The ratio of slab thickness to the real thickness in the topside ionosphere is deduced making use of a similar ratio in the bottomside ionosphere with a weight Rw. Model weight Rw is represented as a superposition of the base-functions of local time, geomagnetic latitude, solar and magnetic activity. The time-space variations of domain of convergence of the ionosphere and plasmasphere differ from an average value of UBI at ~1000 km over the earth. Analysis for quiet monthly average conditions and during the storms (Sep-tember 2002, October–November 2003, November 2004) has shown shrinking UBI altitude at daytime to 400 km. The upper ionosphere height is increased by night with an ‘ionospheric tail’ which expands from 1000 km to more than 2000 km over the earth under quiet and disturbed space weather. These effects are interposed on a trend of increasing UBI height with solar activity when both the critical frequency foF2 and the peak height hmF2 are growing during the solar cycle.