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Ionospheric electron density observed by FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC over the European region and validated by ionosonde data 总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4
Andrzej Krankowski Irina Zakharenkova Anna Krypiak-Gregorczyk Irk I. Shagimuratov Pawel Wielgosz 《Journal of Geodesy》2011,85(12):949-964
This research is motivated by the recent IGS Ionosphere Working Group recommendation issued at the IGS 2010 Workshop held
in Newcastle, UK. This recommendation encourages studies on the evaluation of the application of COSMIC radio occultation
profiles for additional IGS global ionosphere map (GIM) validation. This is because the reliability of GIMs is crucial to
many geodetic applications. On the other hand, radio occultation using GPS signals has been proven to be a promising technique
to retrieve accurate profiles of the ionospheric electron density with high vertical resolution on a global scale. However,
systematic validation work is still needed before using this powerful technique for sounding the ionosphere on a routine basis.
In this paper, we analyze the properties of the ionospheric electron density profiling retrieved from COSMIC radio occultation
measurements. A comparison of radio occultation data with ground-based measurements indicates that COSMIC profiles are usually
in good agreement with ionosonde profiles, both in the F2 layer peak electron density and the bottom side of the profiles.
For this comparison, ionograms recorded by European ionospheric stations (DIAS network) in 2008 were used. 相似文献
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Electron density profiles in the equatorial ionosphere observed by the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC and a digisonde at Jicamarca 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Jann-Yenq Liu Chien-Chih Lee Jhih-Yung Yang Chao-Yen Chen Bodo W. Reinisch 《GPS Solutions》2010,14(1):75-81
We examine for the first time the ionospheric electron density profiles concurrently observed by the GPS occultation experiment
(GOX) onboard the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC (F3/C) and the ground-based digisonde portable sounder DPS-4 at Jicamarca (12°S, 283°W,
1°N geomagnetic) in 2007. Our results show that the F3/C generally underestimates the F2-peak electron density NmF2 and the
F2-peak height hmF2. On the other hand, when the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) pronouncedly appears during daytime,
the total electron content (TEC) derived from the radio occultation of the GPS signal recorded by the F3/C GOX is significantly
enhanced. This results in the NmF2 at Jicamarca being overestimated by the Abel inversion on the enhanced TEC during the afternoon
period. 相似文献
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Ionospheric climatology derived from gps occultation observations made by the ionospheric occultation experiment 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
Paul Straus 《GPS Solutions》2005,9(2):164-173
The ionospheric occultation experiment (IOX) is a GPS occultation sensor with an ionospheric mission focus. IOX measurements of GPS L1 and L2 carrier phase during Earth limb views of setting GPS satellites are used together with the Abel transform to determine vertical profiles of electron density from which F-region peak parameters are determined. Data from a four and a half month period beginning in November 2001 are statistically binned and compared with a climatological model. To account for potential errors in interpretation that could arise from violation of the Abel transform assertion of spherical symmetry, the data are compared to both the climatology and to statistics of simulated ionospheric inversions using the climatological model. General characteristics of the climatology are reproduced by the occultation data. However, several significant discrepancies between the model and the data are observed during this near-solar maximum time period. In particular, average mid-latitude daytime densities are shown to be higher than the climatological prediction and the height of F2 layer in the post-sunset equatorial region is underestimated by up to 150 km.
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| Paul StrausEmail: Phone: +1-310-3365328Fax: +1-310-3361636 |
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N. Jakowski 《GPS Solutions》2005,9(2):88-95
The GPS radio occultation technique is a rather simple and inexpensive tool for getting information about the global characteristics of the vertical electron density distribution. No other ionospheric sounding technique (bottomside/topside vertical sounding, incoherent scatter) unifies vertical profiling through the entire ionosphere with global coverage. The paper addresses retrieval methods and algorithms applied for the generation of operational products including their limitations in accuracy and spatial resolution. Preliminary results of ionospheric radio occultation (IRO) measurements carried out onboard the German CHAMP satellite are reported. The achieved accuracy of the retrieved electron density profiles (EDPs) is estimated in particular by comparing the IRO results with independent vertical sounding data from European stations. It is concluded that CHAMP-IRO measurements have the potential to establish global data sets of EDPs, contribute to ionospheric research, develop and improve global ionospheric models and to provide operational space weather information. 相似文献
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Oliver Montenbruck André Hauschild Yago Andres Axel von Engeln Christian Marquardt 《GPS Solutions》2013,17(2):199-209
The processing of GPS radio occultation measurements for use in numerical weather predictions requires a precise orbit determination (POD) of the host satellite in near-real-time. Making use of data from the GRAS instrument on Metop-A, the performance of different GPS ephemeris products and processing concepts for near-real-time and real-time POD is compared. While previous analyses have focused on the achievable along-track velocity accuracy, this study contributes a systematic comparison of the resulting estimated bending angles. This enables a more rigorous trade-off of different orbit determination methodologies in relation to the end-user needs for atmospheric science products. It is demonstrated that near-real-time GPS orbit and clock products have reached a sufficient quality to determine the Metop-A along-track velocity with an accuracy of better than 0.05 mm/s that was formerly only accessible in post-processing. The resulting bending angles are shown to exhibit standard deviation and bias differences of less than 0.3 % compared with post-processed products up to altitudes of at least 40 km, which is notably better than 1 % accuracy typically assumed for numerical weather predictions in this height regime. Complementary to the analysis of ground-based processing schemes, the potential of autonomous on-board orbit determination is investigated for the first time. Using actual GRAS flight data, it is shown that a 0.5 m 3D rms position accuracy and a 0.2 mm/s along-track velocity accuracy can in fact be obtained in real-time with the currently available GPS broadcast ephemeris quality. Bending angles derived from the simulated real-time processing exhibit a minor performance degradation above tangent point heights of 40 km but negligible differences with respect to ground-based products below this altitude. Onboard orbit determination and, if desired, bending angle computation, can thus enable a further simplification of the ground segment in future radio occultation missions and contribute to reduced product latencies for radio occultation data assimilation in numerical weather predictions. 相似文献
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C. Brunini F. Azpilicueta M. Gende E. Camilion A. Aragón Ángel M. Hernandez-Pajares M. Juan J. Sanz Dagoberto Salazar 《Journal of Geodesy》2011,85(12):931-939
This paper presents a technique for ingesting ground- and space-based dual-frequency GPS observations into a semi-empirical
global electron density model. The NeQuick-2 model is used as the basis for describing the global electron density distribution.
This model is mainly driven by the F2 ionosphere layer parameters (i.e. the electron density, N
m
F2, and the height, h
m
F2 of the F2 peak), which, in the absence of directly measured values, are computed from the ITU-R database (ITU-R 1997). This database was established using observations collected from 1954 to 1958 by a network of around 150 ionospheric sounders
with uneven global coverage. It allows computing monthly median values of N
m
F2 and h
m
F2 (intra-month variations are averaged), for low and high solar activity. For intermediate solar activity a linear interpolation
must be performed. Ground-based GNSS observations from a global network of ~350 receivers are pre-processed in order to retrieve
slant total electron content (sTEC) information, and space-based GPS observations (radio occultation data from the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC
constellation) are pre-processed to retrieve electron density (ED) information. Both, sTEC and ED are ingested into the NeQuick-2
model in order to adapt N
m
F2 and h
m
F2, and reduce simultaneously both, the observed minus computed sTEC and ED differences. The first experimental results presented
in this paper suggest that the data ingestion technique is self consistent and able to reduce the observed minus computed
sTEC and ED differences to ~25–30% of the values computed from the ITU-R database. Although sTEC and ED are both derived from
GPS observations, independent algorithm and models are used to compute their values from ground-based GPS observations and
space-based FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC radio occultations. This fact encourages us to pursue this research with the aim to improve
the results presented here and assess their accuracy in a reliable way. 相似文献
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掩星观测能够提供地面到低轨卫星轨道高度处的整个电离层电子密度剖面,对于顶部电离层的研究有重要的作用。本文利用COSMIC(constellation observing system for meteorology ionosphere and climate)掩星数据反演了电子密度剖面,提取了F2层峰值高度(hmF2)、F2层峰值密度(NmF2)、垂直标尺高(vertical scale height,VSH)等电离层参数,研究了南极地区的F2层在太阳活动周期内的变化、年际变化、周日变化等,并且重点分析了南极地区的顶部电离层的垂直结构特征,尤其是威德尔海异常在垂直方向上的变化。结果表明,整个南极的hmF2每日均值在250~300 km左右,NmF2每日均值在1~8×1011 el/m3之间,VSH每日均值在100~250 km,威德尔海异常主要表现在顶部电子密度的增强和底部电子密度的减少。 相似文献
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GPS observations of the ionospheric F2-layer behavior during the 20th November 2003 geomagnetic storm over South Korea 总被引：4，自引：1，他引：3
The ionospheric F2-layer peak density (NmF2) and its height (hmF2) are of great influence on the shape of the ionospheric
electron density profile Ne (h) and may be indicative of other physical processes within the ionosphere, especially those
due to geomagnetic storms. Such parameters are often estimated using models such as the semiempirical international reference
ionosphere (IRI) models or are measured using moderately priced to expensive instrumentation, such as ionosondes or incoherent
scatter radars. Global positioning system (GPS) observations have become a powerful tool for mapping high-resolution ionospheric
structures, which can be used to study the ionospheric response to geomagnetic storms. In this paper, we describe how 3-D
ionospheric electron density profiles were produced from data of the dense permanent Korean GPS network using the tomography
reconstruction technique. These profiles are verified by independent ionosonde data. The responses of GPS-derived parameters
at the ionospheric F2-layer to the 20th November 2003 geomagnetic storm over South Korea are investigated. A fairly large
increase in the electron density at the F2-layer peak (the NmF2) (positive storm) has been observed during this storm, which
is accompanied by a significant uplift in the height of the F2 layer peak (the hmF2). This is confirmed by independent ionosonde
observations. We suggest that the F2-layer peak height uplift and NmF2 increase are mainly associated with a strong eastward
electric field, and are not associated with the increase of the O/N2 ratio obtained from the GUVI instruments aboard the TIMED satellite. It is also inferred that the increase in NmF2 is not
caused by the changes in neutral composition, but is related to other nonchemical effects, such as dynamical changes of vertical
ion motions induced by winds and E × B drifts, tides and waves in the mesosphere/lower thermosphere region, which can be dynamically
coupled upward to generate ionospheric perturbations and oscillations. 相似文献
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The ionospheric radiance and electron density observed by the tiny ionospheric photometer (TIP) and GPS occultation experiment
(GOX) payloads on FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC satellites are applied to determine the boundaries of the auroral oval and its width in
the winter nighttime ionosphere for both hemispheres. The TIP collects ionospheric emission at 135.6 nm due to electron impact
excitation, while the GOX offers ionospheric electron density profiles with radio occultation (RO) technique. Comparison between
them shows similar patterns of the plasma structure in the polar caps. The mean width of the auroral bands ranges between
about 2 and 11° latitude in the winter nighttime and it varies with longitudes. The comparison by month suggests that the
mean radius of the auroral ovals varies with the intensity of the auroral radiance. 相似文献
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将在一定时空限定范围内的不同低轨卫星COSMIC、GRACE、CHAMP、FY3C的电离层掩星电子密度剖面定义为一个掩星对来对比分析不同类型掩星电离层产品。结果表明：COSMIC掩星对之间的电子密度剖面整体轮廓符合得很好，电子密度剖面主要在250 km以下和500 km以上存在较大的偏差，250~500 km的电子密度整体偏差较小，统计得到的COSMIC掩星对的电子密度参量NmF2和hmF2的相关系数能分别达到0.99和0.97，具有高度相关性，不同COSMIC卫星之间没有明显的系统误差；COSMIC、GRACE、CHAMP和FY3C不同低轨卫星间的电子密度剖面略有差异，通过统计电子密度参量NmF2和hmF2之间的相关系数，COSMIC和CHAMP的相关系数分别为0.95和0.86，COSMIC和GRACE的相关系数分别为0.98和0.94，COSMIC和FY3C的相关系数分别为0.96和0.92，不同掩星类型之间的电子密度参量之间也具有高度相关性，验证了不同卫星任务GPS掩星电离层剖面的一致性。 相似文献
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威德尔海异常是西南极沿海地区在夏季出现的电离层异常现象。本文用西南极地区的GPS跟踪站数据和测高卫星Jason-2数据,分别提取了陆地和海洋地区大范围的电离层TEC参数。GPS反演结果的优势是获取测站上空高精度的TEC时间序列,测高反演的结果整体与GPS的结果精度相当,虽然测高的时间分辨率较低,但其优势是获取海洋广大区域的TEC值。两种观测手段的研究区域互补,可以充分观测威德尔海异常在西南极的变化特征,从空间上来看,威德尔海异常出现在以别林斯高晋海为中心的广大区域,而威德尔海异常也是覆盖了西南极的别林斯高晋海、威德尔海以及可达80°S的西南极陆地区域。从时间上来看,出现时段在每年的10月底到次年3月初,夜晚电子密度增加,白天电子密度降低,随着太阳活动的增强,其异常程度也变大。 相似文献
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Small-scale irregularities in the background electron density of the ionosphere can cause rapid fluctuations in the amplitude
and phase of radio signals passing through it. These rapid fluctuations are known as scintillation and can cause a Global
Positioning System (GPS) receiver to lose lock on a signal. This could compromise the integrity of a safety of life system
based on GPS, operating in auroral regions. In this paper, the relationship between the loss of lock on GPS signals and ionospheric
scintillation in auroral regions is explored. The period from 8 to 14 November 2004 is selected for this study, as it includes
both geomagnetically quiet and disturbed conditions. Phase and amplitude scintillation are measured by GPS receivers located
at three sites in Northern Scandinavia, and correlated with losses of signal lock in receivers at varying distances from the
scintillation receivers. Local multi-path effects are screened out by rejection of low-elevation data from the analysis. The
results indicate that losses of lock are more closely related to rapid fluctuations in the phase rather than the amplitude
of the received signal. This supports the idea, suggested by Humphreys et al. (2005) (performance of GPS carrier tracking loops during ionospheric scintillations. Proceedings Internationsl Ionospheric Effects
Symposium 3–5 May 2005), that a wide loop bandwidth may be preferred for receivers operating at auroral latitudes. Evidence from the Imaging Riometer
for Ionospheric Studies (IRIS) appears to suggest that, for this particular storm, precipitation of particles in the D/E regions
may be the mechanism that drives the rapid phase fluctuations in the signal.
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| Robert W. MeggsEmail: |
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The Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite differential code bias (DCB) should be precisely calibrated when obtaining ionospheric slant total electron content (TEC). So far, it is ground-based GPS observations that have been used to estimate GPS satellite DCB. With the increased Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions in the near future, the real-time satellite DCB estimation is a crucial factor in real-time LEO GPS data applications. One alternative way is estimating GPS DCB based on the LEO observations themselves, instead of using ground observations. We propose an approach to estimate the satellite DCB based on Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC) and Challenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) GPS observations during the years 2002–2012. The results have been validated through comparisons with those issued by Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE). The evaluations indicate that: The approach can estimate satellite DCB in a reasonable way; the DCB estimated based on CHAMP observations is much better than those on COSMIC observations; the accuracy and precision of DCB show a possible dependency on the ionospheric ionization level. This method is significance for the real-time processing of LEO-based GNSS TEC data from the perspective of real-time applications. 相似文献
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GPS tomography in the polar cap: comparison with ionosondes and in situ spacecraft data 总被引：2，自引：1，他引：1
Dimitry Pokhotelov P. T. Jayachandran Cathryn N. Mitchell John W. MacDougall Michael H. Denton 《GPS Solutions》2011,15(1):79-87
Tomographic 4D reconstructions of ionospheric anomalies appearing in the high-latitude polar cap region are compared with
plasma density measurements by digital ionosonde located near the north magnetic pole at Eureka station and with in situ plasma
measurements on-board DMSP spacecraft. The moderate magnetic storm of 14–17 October 2002 is taken as an example of a geomagnetic
disturbance which generates large-scale ionospheric plasma anomalies at mid-latitudes and in the polar cap region. Comparison
of the GPS tomographic reconstructions over Eureka station with the ionosonde measurements of the F layer peak densities indicates
that the GPS tomography correctly predicts the time of arrival and passage of the ionospheric tongue of ionization over the
magnetic pole area, although the tomographic technique appears to under-estimate the value of F peak plasma density. Comparison
with the in situ plasma measurements by the DMSP SSIES instruments shows that the GPS tomography correctly reproduces the
large-scale spatial structure of ionospheric anomalies over a wide range of latitudes from mid-latitudes to the high-latitude
polar cap region, though the tomographic reconstructions tend to over-estimate the density of the topside ionosphere at 840 km
DMSP orbit. This study is essential for understanding the quality and limitations of the tomographic reconstruction techniques,
particularly in high-latitude regions where GPS TEC measurements and other ionospheric data sources are limited. 相似文献
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21世纪最长的一次日全食于2009-07-22发生,从亚洲东部一直延伸到太平洋地区,同时,日食后期开始伴随着一次中等强度的磁暴。本文利用COSMIC掩星GPS数据反演了食甚时刻电子密度变化情况,利用武汉CORS地基GPS数据反演了局部TEC时序变化情况,并分析了日食电离层效应的物理机制。 相似文献
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A. G. Pavelyev J. Wickert Y. A. Liou Ch. Reigber T. Schmidt K. Igarashi A. A. Pavelyev S. S. Matyugov 《GPS Solutions》2005,9(2):96-104
A local mechanism for strong ionospheric effects on radio occultation (RO) global positioning satellite system (GPS) signals is described. Peculiar zones centered at the critical points (the tangent points) in the ionosphere, where the gradient of the electron density is perpendicular to the RO ray trajectory, strongly influence the amplitude and phase of RO signals. It follows from the analytical model of local ionospheric effects that the positions of the critical points depend on the RO geometry and the structure of the ionospheric disturbances. Centers of strong ionospheric influence on RO signals can exist, for example, in the sporadic E-layers, which are inclined by 3–6° relative to the local horizontal direction. Also, intense F2 layer irregularities can contribute to the RO signal variations. A classification of the ionospheric influence on the GPS RO signals is introduced using the amplitude data, which indicates different mechanisms (local, diffraction, etc.) for radio waves propagation. The existence of regular mechanisms (e.g., local mechanism) indicates a potential for separating the regular and random parts in the ionospheric influence on the RO signals. 相似文献
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The FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC mission is a microsatellite mission for weather forecast, climate monitoring, and atmospheric, ionospheric and geodesy research. This mission is a collaborative Taiwan-USA science experiment to deploy a constellation of six microsatellites in low Earth orbits. The mission life is 2 years with a goal of 5 years. The final mission orbit has an altitude of 750–800 km. Each satellite consists of three science payloads: global positioning system (GPS) occultation experiment (GOX) payload, tiny ionospheric photometer (TIP) and tri-band beacon (TBB). The GOX will collect the GPS signals for the study on atmosphere, ionosphere, and geodesy. The TIP and TBB can provide the electron distribution information for ionospheric research. The deployment of the FORMOSAT-3 constellation and the resulting influence on the occultation sounding distributions are reported. Details are also given on GOX, TIP, and TBB payload operations and the contributions of the Taiwan Science Team. 相似文献
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Performance of the improved Abel transform to estimate electron density profiles from GPS occultation data 总被引：2，自引：1，他引：2
The Abel inversion is a straightforward tool to retrieve high-resolution vertical profiles of electron density from GPS radio occultations gathered by low earth orbiters (LEO). Nevertheless, the classical approach of this technique is limited by the assumption that the electron density in the vicinity of the occultation depends only on height (i.e., spherical symmetry), which is not realistic particularly in low-latitude regions or during ionospheric storms. Moreover, with the advent of recent satellite missions with orbits placed around 400 km (such as CHAMP satellite), an additional issue has to be dealt with: the treatment of the electron content above the satellite orbits. This paper extends the performance study of a method, proposed by the authors in previous works, which tackles both problems using an assumption of electron-density separability between the vertical total electron content and a shape function. This allows introducing horizontal information into the classic Abel inversion. Moreover, using both positive and negative elevation data makes it feasible to take into account the electron content above the LEO as well. Different data sets involving different periods of the solar cycle, periods of the day and satellites are studied in this work, confirming the benefits of this improved Abel transform approach. 相似文献