Verification of the TSMP-assisted digisonde topside profiling technique

• Autorzy: Belehaki, A. , Kutiev, I. , Reinisch, B. , Jakowski, N. , Marinov, P. , Galkin, I. , Mayer, C. , Tsaqouri, I. , Herekakis, T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the performance of the TSMP-assisted Digisonde (TaD) topside profiling technique. We present systematic comparisons between electron density profiles and TEC parameters extracted from TaD model with (a) CHAMP-derived TEC parameters, (b) CHAMP reconstructed profiles, (c) ground based GPSderived TEC parameters, and (d) profiles reconstructed from RPI/ IMAGE plasmagrams. In all cases, TaD follows the general trend of plasmaspheric observations derived from the above datasets. Especially during storm cases, TaD shows remarkable agreement with the variations of the ground based GPS-derived TEC parameters. Overall, the comparison results shows that TaD method can be adopted by EURIPOS to provide the electron density distribution up to plasmaspheric heights in real-time.

Słowa kluczowe

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ionosphere; plasmasphere; electron density reconstruction; total electron content

• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: Vol. 58, no. 3
• Strony: 432-452
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz.

Twórcy

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Belehaki, A.

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Kutiev, I.

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Reinisch, B.

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Jakowski, N.

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Marinov, P.

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Galkin, I.

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Mayer, C.

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Tsaqouri, I.

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Herekakis, T.

• National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece,

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