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The measurements of variations in the total electron content of the Earth’s ionosphere along the GPS satellite signal propagation path are described. The signal parameters were measured at a network of receivers at three distant sites: Sura (Vasilsursk), Zelenodolsk, and Kazan. They are arranged along the geomagnetic latitude of the Sura Facility under short-wave radio irradiation of the ionosphere. One feature of the experiment is the crossing of a disturbed region by the radio path between a GPS satellite and Vasilsursk. This resulted from the angular sizes of the Sura array pattern; the radio paths between a GPS satellite and Zelenodolsk and a GPS satellite and Kazan did not cross. Variations in the total electron content of up to 0.15?0.3 TECU were revealed at all three sites during four experimental campaigns (March 2010, March 2013, May 2013, and November 2013). The lateral scale of an ionospheric disturbance stimulated by a high-power radio wave and the velocity of its west-to-east propagation along the geomagnetic latitude were 30–60 km and 270–350 m/s, respectively. A decrease in the total electron content (down to 0.55 TECU) was recorded along the Kazan–Zelenodolsk–Vasilsurks line, which is connected with the solar terminator transit; the lateral scale of the related ionospheric inhomogeneities was ~65–80 km. 相似文献
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A previously developed model of the high-latitude ionosphere is used to calculate the distribution of the ionospheric parameters in the polar region. A specific method for specifying input parameters of the mathematical model, using the experimental data obtained by the method of satellite radio tomography, is used in this case. The spatial distributions of the ionospheric parameters characterized by a complex inhomogeneous structure in the high-latitude region, calculated with the help of the mathematical model, are used to simulate the HF propagation along the meridionally oriented radio paths extending from middle to high latitudes. The method for improving the HF communication between a midlatitude transmitter and a polar-cap receiver is proposed. 相似文献
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Complex ionograms from the Intercosmos-19 satellite with strongly delayed and sometimes multiple reflections from the Earth are considered. An analysis shows that these reflections are usually associated with sharp horizontal gradients of the ionospheric plasma. Such gradients are formed on the walls of the main ionospheric trough, at peaks of electron density, and on the inner and, especially frequently, on the outer slope of the crest of the equatorial anomaly. In one case, distant reflections from the Earth (DREs) formed near the equator, when the satellite in perigee was lower than the F2-layer maximum height. A quantitative interpretation of the most typical cases of DREs is given based on ray tracing. For this purpose, the model of the ionosphere under the satellite is developed, ray paths are calculated, and model ionograms are formed. The good agreement between experimental and model ionograms allows us to conclude that the task of interpreting complicated ionograms obtained by Intercosmos-19 with DRE has been solved successfully. 相似文献
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Adela Anghel Charles Carrano Attila Komjathy Adina Astilean Tiberiu Letia 《Journal of Atmospheric and Solar》2009,71(1):158-174
Data collected from a GPS receiver located at low latitudes in the American sector are used to investigate the performance of the WinTEC algorithm [Anghel et al., 2008a, Kalman filter-based algorithm for near realtime monitoring of the ionosphere using dual frequency GPS data. GPS Solutions, accepted for publication; for different ionospheric modeling techniques: the single-shell linear, quadratic, and cubic approaches, and the multi-shell linear approach. Our results indicate that the quadratic and cubic approaches perform much better than the single-shell and multi-shell linear approaches in terms of post-fit residuals. The performance of the algorithm for the cubic approach is then further tested by comparing the vertical TEC predicted by WinTEC and USTEC [Spencer et al., 2004. Ionospheric data assimilation methods for geodetic applications. In: Proceedings of IEEE PLANS, Monterey, CA, 26–29 April, pp. 510–517] at five North American stations. In addition, since the GPS-derived total electron content (TEC) contains contributions from both ionospheric and plasmaspheric sections of the GPS ray paths, in an effort to improve the accuracy of the TEC retrievals, a new data assimilation module that uses background information from an empirical plasmaspheric model [Gallagher et al., 1988. An empirical model of the Earth's plasmasphere. Advances in Space Research 8, (8)15–(8)24] has been incorporated into the WinTEC algorithm. The new Kalman filter-based algorithm estimates both the ionospheric and plasmaspheric electron contents, the combined satellite and receiver biases, and the estimation error covariance matrix, in a single-site or network solution. To evaluate the effect of the plasmaspheric component on the estimated biases and total TEC and to assess the performance of the newly developed algorithm, we compare the WinTEC results, with and without the plasmaspheric term included, at three GPS receivers located at different latitudes in the American sector, during a solar minimum period characterized by quiet and moderate geomagnetic conditions. We also investigate the consistency of our plasmaspheric results by taking advantage of the specific donut-shaped geometry of the plasmasphere and applying the technique at 12 stations distributed roughly over four geomagnetic latitudes and three longitude sectors. 相似文献
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N. I. Izhovkina A. T. Karpachev I. S. Prutensky S. A. Pulinets Z. Klos H. Rotkel 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2009,49(8):1254-1256
It has been indicated that the spectrum of electrostatic waves in the ionospheric plasma depends on the geophysical conditions
and solar wind parameters. The wave field measurements in the frequency band 0.1–10 MHz in the topside ionosphere were used
to analyze the electrostatic instabilities of the plasma electron content (the APEX satellite experiment). A change of the
sign of one magnetic field component at the geomagnetic equator can result in the formation of the large-scale irregular plasma
structure with a decay of the natural electrostatic oscillations and vortices in unstable plasma. The plasma particle polarization
drift from the region of decay of electrostatic oscillations and vortices can cause large plasma density and temperature gradients
across the geomagnetic field. New vortices can originate at these gradients. This mechanism of plasma vortex formation and
decay can be important for mass and energy convection in the topside ionosphere. 相似文献
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The effectiveness of explosive action, simultaneous with HF discharge lightning, has been studied for controlled modification of ionospheric plasma on large spatial scales and for ELF emission generation in the Earth’s magnetosphere. The solution of the MHD equations of slightly ionized plasma, modeling explosive action on radio-frequency discharge under the conditions of the lower ionosphere, has been presented. It has been established that geomagnetic field disturbance in the explosion central region can be about the undisturbed field value, which confirms the effectiveness of the proposed technique. 相似文献
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Effects of ionospheric horizontal gradients on differential GPS 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
This paper outlines the effect of horizontal ionospheric gradients on transionospheric path propagation such as for the case
of GPS signals. The total electron content (TEC) is a function of time of day, and is much influenced by solar activity and
also the receiving station location. To make the model applicable for long baselines, for which the ionosphere is not generally
well correlated between receiving stations, the ionospheric gradients should be taken into account. In this work the signal
path is determined using a modified ray-tracing technique together with a homing-in method. Results show that horizontal gradients
can have a significant effect on GPS positioning for both single station positioning and differential GPS. For differential
GPS, the ionospheric delay can, however, be either increased or decreased compared with the case of no gradient, depending
on the gradient direction. 相似文献
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D. V. Blagoveshchenskii 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2016,56(4):448-456
We analyze ionospheric oblique sounding data on three high-latitude and one high-latitude–midlatitude HF radio paths for February 15 and 16, 2014, when two substorms and one magnetic storm occurred. We investigate cases of anomalous propagation of signals: their reflection from sporadic layer Es, lateral reflections, type “M” or “N” modes, the presence of traveling ionospheric disturbances, and the diffusivity of signals and triplets. The most significant results are the following. In geomagnetically undisturbed times, sporadic Es-layers with reduced maximum observed frequencies (MOFEs) on three high-latitude paths were observed in both days. The values of MOFEs during disturbances are large, which leads to the screening of other oblique sounding signals reflected from the ionosphere. On all four paths, the most frequently traveling ionospheric disturbances due to the terminator were observed in quiet hours from 03:00 to 15:00 UT on the first day and from 06:00 to 13:00 UT on the second day of the experiment. In addition, both the sunset terminator and the magnetic storm on the high-latitude–mid-latitude path were found to generate traveling ionospheric disturbances jointly. No such phenomenon was found on high-latitude paths. 相似文献
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We describe an experiment in satellite radio-wave probing of the ionosphere, modified by powerful waves from the HF heating facility at Tromsø (Norway) in May 1995. Amplitude scintillations and variations of the phase of VHF signals from Russian navigational satellites passing over the heated region were observed. We show that both large-scale electron density irregularities (several tens of kilometers in size) and small-scale ones (from hundreds of meters to kilometers) can be generated by the HF radiation. Maximum effects caused by small-scale irregularities detected in the satellite signals are observed in the directions sector approximately parallel to the geomagnetic field lines although large-scale structures can be detected within a much larger area. The properties of small-scale irregularities (electron density fluctuations) are investigated by applying a statistical analysis and by studying experimental and model mean values of the logarithm of the relative amplitude of the signal. The results indicate that satellite radio probing can be a supporting diagnostic technique for ionospheric heating and add valuable information to studies of effects produced by HF modification. 相似文献
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The computerized ionospheric tomography is a method for imaging the Earth’s ionosphere using a sounding technique and computing the slant total electron content (STEC) values from data of the global positioning system (GPS). The most common approach for ionospheric tomography is the voxel-based model, in which (1) the ionosphere is divided into voxels, (2) the STEC is then measured along (many) satellite signal paths, and finally (3) an inversion procedure is applied to reconstruct the electron density distribution of the ionosphere. In this study, a computationally efficient approach is introduced, which improves the inversion procedure of step 3. Our proposed method combines the empirical orthogonal function and the spherical Slepian base functions to describe the vertical and horizontal distribution of electron density, respectively. Thus, it can be applied on regional and global case studies. Numerical application is demonstrated using the ground-based GPS data over South America. Our results are validated against ionospheric tomography obtained from the constellation observing system for meteorology, ionosphere, and climate (COSMIC) observations and the global ionosphere map estimated by international centers, as well as by comparison with STEC derived from independent GPS stations. Using the proposed approach, we find that while using 30 GPS measurements in South America, one can achieve comparable accuracy with those from COSMIC data within the reported accuracy (1 × 1011 el/cm3) of the product. Comparisons with real observations of two GPS stations indicate an absolute difference is less than 2 TECU (where 1 total electron content unit, TECU, is 1016 electrons/m2). 相似文献
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G. L. Gdalevich A. Kh. Depueva N. I. Izhovkina V. D. Ozerov 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2010,50(1):69-78
The results of the Cosmos-900 satellite observ ations of plasma density inhomogeneities in the geomagnetic equator region
and the longitudinal distributions of the equatorial spread-F, according to the Intercosmos-19 satellite data are presented. It is show n that the dependence of radiosignal propagation
in the ionosphere on geophysical parameters is related to development of the electrostatic instability of the inhomo-geneous
ionospheric plasma. The longitudinal dependence of the spread-F, can reflect the influence of the energetic sources, located outside the ionospheric layer that scatters a radio pulse, on
the ionosphere. The manifestation of the longitudinal effect in the equatorial spread-F, in the Atlantic region can be explained by the influence of the cone instability on the plasma electrodynamics in the South
Atlantic geomagnetic anomaly. 相似文献
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The antiparallel merging hypothesis states that reconnection takes place on the dayside magnetopause where the solar and geomagnetic fields are oppositely directed. With this criterion, we have mapped the predicted merging regions to the ionosphere using the Tsyganenko 96 magnetic field model, distinguishing between regions of sub-Alfvénic and super-Alfvénic magnetosheath flow, and identifying the day-night terminator. We present the resulting shape, width and latitude of the ionospheric dayside merging regions in both hemispheres, showing their dependence on the Earths dipole tilt. The resulting seasonal variation of the longitudinal width is consistent with the conjugate electric fields in the northern and southern cusps, as measured by the SuperDARN HF radars, for example. We also find a seasonal shift in latitude similar to that observed in satellite cusp data. 相似文献
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T. D. Borisova N. F. Blagoveshchenskaya V. A. Kornienko M. T. Rietveld 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2007,47(1):76-84
The method for estimating the behavior of the ionospheric irregularity motion vector in the artificially disturbed HF ionospheric region has been proposed, and this behavior has been analyzed based on the simultaneous Doppler observations performed on several paths using the method of bi-static backscatter of diagnostic HF signals by small-scale artificial ionospheric irregularities. The Doppler measurements were performed during the modification of the auroral ionosphere by powerful HF radiowaves emitted by the EISCAT heating facility (Tromsø, Norway). It has been obtained that the dynamics of the ionospheric irregularity directions in the F region, calculated based on the Doppler measurements of the total vector of the ionospheric irregularity velocity above the Tromsø EISCAT radar at a frequency of 931 MHz, is in satisfactory agreement with such calculations performed using the three-position method. 相似文献
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O. A. Laryunin 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2018,58(2):245-251
The characteristic U-shaped traces (cusps) in ionograms are associated with the passage of traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs), which lead to horizontal electron density gradients in the ionosphere and, therefore, to off-angle reflections in radio sounding. A new form of representation is considered for daily ionospheric sounding data. A compound parabolic layer model is proposed, which allows analytical calculation of ray paths to speed up the “homing-in” of the rays. Changes in the shape of the trace in the ionogram due to varying the TID characteristics are examined. A discussion is given of the possibilities for estimating TID characteristics from digitized vertical sounding ionograms. 相似文献
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Yu. Ya. Ruzhin V. D. Kuznetsov Yu. A. Plastinin G. F. Karabadzhak V. L. Frolov M. Parrot 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2013,53(1):43-48
A series of experimental modifications of the ionosphere in the HF range, performed at the SURA facility base, together with optical measurements onboard the International Space Station (ISS), indicated that such impacts on the ionosphere are effective when the facility operational frequency is higher than the critical plasma frequency (for the main ionospheric F2 layer). The experimental measurements were supported by measurements at ground-based observatories, ISS, and the Demeter and GPS satellites. The analysis results of the entire data set are presented. The ray HF radio tracing for the experiment of October 2, 2007, has been calculated, and it has been indicated that the ionosphere to the north of the facility up to 60°–62° N latitudes was irradiated by the facility beam (the effects of ray redistribution and refocusing) due to refraction on the gradient of the F2 layer critical frequencies. An analysis of the ground-based and satellite measurements (both in the vicinity of a heater and in the magnetically conjugate region) indicates that it is possible to trigger a substorm in experiments with the Sura heating facility. 相似文献
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《Journal of Atmospheric and Solar》2003,65(10):1161-1167
The ultra-low-frequency (ULF) geomagnetic pulsations observed at two nearly conjugate mid-latitude sites are examined to study their spatial structure and polarization, and learn about the role of ionospheric conductivity in forming their ground signatures. The data of 1999–2002 from Antarctica and New England (L of 2.4) are compared with the numerical results obtained in a simple plane model of ULF wave propagation through the ionosphere and atmosphere. The multi-layered model environment includes an anisotropic and parametrically time-dependent ionosphere, a uniform magnetosphere and a conducting Earth, all placed in a tilted geomagnetic field. The measured diurnal and seasonal variations in the orientation angle of the polarization ellipse are interpreted as effects of hydromagnetic wave propagation through the ionosphere and conversion to an electromagnetic field below. Essentially, the phase, amplitude and polarization of ULF waves observed at the ground are controlled by the wave's spatial structure in the magnetosphere and ionospheric transverse conductivities. The differences shown by the characteristics of simultaneous pulsations in conjugate areas arise mainly from different local ionospheric conditions, while the source waves of the pulsations are common to both sites. 相似文献
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D. S. Kotova M. V. Klimenko V. V. Klimenko V. E. Zakharov 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2017,57(3):288-300
A study of HF wave propagation in the three-dimensional inhomogeneous ionosphere has been carried out in an approximation of geometrical optics. The three-dimensional medium of radio wave propagation is considered to be inhomogeneous, absorbing, and anisotropic due to the influence of the geomagnetic field. The parameters of the medium are described by the results of calculations on the basis of the Global Self-Consistent Model of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, and Protonosphere (GSM TIP). The propagation of radio waves in the equatorial, middle-, and high-latitude ionosphere was studied. Comparisons of the ray trajectories, integral attenuation, deviations of the projection of radio wave trajectories onto the Earth’s surface from the great-circle arc, and the behavior of the angle between the wave phase and wave energy directions, as well as the angle between the direction of propagation and the external magnetic field obtained for quiet and disturbed conditions, have been performed. We consider a geomagnetic storm that occurred in 2011, with the main storm phase occurring on September 26, and the day after geomagnetic disturbances, September 29, as disturbed conditions in the ionosphere. 相似文献
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电离层声重波扰动的高频无线电诊断 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：1
为了充分发挥现代数字式电离层探测仪在电离层结构与优动研究中的潜力,必须在传统的频高图真高换算的基础上,发展新的反演理论和算法.本文介绍了随时空缓变的各向异性电离层介质中无线电波包传播的广义射线方程组,讨论了计算波包射线几何路径以及计算波包参数,如频移、波矢、群时延等沿射线路径变化的传播正问题,并详细讨论了根据波包参量的测定值反演介质结构和扰动伏态的传播反问题.文中若干实验实例表明,这种反演理论和算法可用于数字式电离层探测仪记录的分析,它使高频无线电波探测技术成为研究全球电离层声重波一类扰动的有力工具。 相似文献
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I. E. Zakharenkova Iu. V. Cherniak I. I. Shagimuratov M. V. Klimenko 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2018,58(1):70-82
The dynamic picture of the response of the high- and mid-latitude ionosphere to the strong geomagnetic disturbances on March 17–18, 2015, has been studied with ground-based and satellite observations, mainly, by transionospheric measurements of delays of GPS (Global Positioning System) signals. The advantages of the joint use of ground-based GPS measurements and GPS measurements on board of the Swarm Low-Earth-Orbit satellite mission for monitoring of the appearance of ionospheric irregularities over the territory of Russia are shown for the first time. The results of analysis of ground-based and space-borne GPS observations, as well as satellite, in situ measurements, revealed large-scale ionospheric plasma irregularities observed over the territory of Russia in the latitude range of 50°–85° N during the main phase of the geomagnetic storm. The most intense ionospheric irregularities were detected in the auroral zone and in the region of the main ionospheric trough (MIT). It has been found that sharp changes in the phase of the carrier frequency of the navigation signal from all tracked satellites were recorded at all GPS stations located to the North from 55° MLAT. The development of a deep MIT was related to dynamic processes in the subauroral ionosphere, in particular, with electric fields of the intense subauroral polarization stream. Analysis of the electron and ion density values obtained by instruments on board of the Swarm and DMSP satellites showed that the zone of highly structured auroral ionosphere extended at least to heights of 850–900 km. 相似文献