Assessment of Ionospheric Measurement Techniques in Support of Space Weather Requirements

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Dec 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009agufmsa43a1615e&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #SA43A-1615

Physics

[2400] Ionosphere, [2494] Ionosphere / Instruments And Techniques, [6929] Radio Science / Ionospheric Physics, [7900] Space Weather

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Specification of the ionospheric on a global scale with adequate spatial resolution is an important requirement for the space weather user community. Specifically, the ionosphere impacts important user functions such as RF communication and GPS applications. The ionospheric Space Weather user community is primarily interested in F-region electron density profiles and the location of ionospheric scintillation regions. There are two basic classes instrumentation that can address these needs: space-based and ground-based. Space-based observations have the advantage of having global access while ground-based observations provide continuous coverage of a particular location. Examples of space based techniques include UV remote sensing; topside ionospheric sounders; in-situ ion density, temperature and drift rate measurements; GPS occultation; and RF beacons. The focus of this poster will be to assess the unique contribution of space-based information and to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the various techniques. We will use a very simple metric to determine the cost/benefit of these various techniques and assess the dependence of these techniques on ionospheric models.

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