Developing an ionospheric map for South Africa
| Autor: | D. I. Okoh, L. A. McKinnell, P. J. Cilliers |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Atmospheric Science
Meteorology TEC Space weather International Reference Ionosphere Physics::Geophysics Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) lcsh:Science Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Total electron content business.industry lcsh:QC801-809 Geology Astronomy and Astrophysics lcsh:QC1-999 lcsh:Geophysics. Cosmic physics Space and Planetary Science Middle latitudes Physics::Space Physics Global Positioning System lcsh:Q Ionosphere business Ionosonde lcsh:Physics |
| Zdroj: | Annales Geophysicae, Vol 28, Pp 1431-1439 (2010) |
| ISSN: | 1432-0576 0992-7689 |
| Popis: | The development of a map of the ionosphere over South Africa is presented in this paper. The International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) model, South African Bottomside Ionospheric Model (SABIM), and measurements from ionosondes in the South African Ionosonde Network, were combined within their own limitations to develop an accurate representation of the South African ionosphere. The map is essentially in the form of a computer program that shows spatial and temporal representations of the South African ionosphere for a given set of geophysical parameters. A validation of the map is attempted using a comparison of Total Electron Content (TEC) values derived from the map, from the IRI model, and from Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements. It is foreseen that the final South African ionospheric map will be implemented as a Space Weather product of the African Space Weather Regional Warning Centre. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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