Ionospheric modeling for short- and long-term predictions ofFregion parameters over Indian zone

Details Ionospheric modeling for short- and long-term predictions ofFregion parameters over Indian zone Ionospheric modeling for short- and long-term predictions ofFregion parameters over Indian zone

Mar 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008jgra..11303306d&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 113, Issue A3, CiteID A03306

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Space Weather: Models, Space Weather: Magnetic Storms (2788), Space Weather: Ionospheric Effects On Radio Waves, Space Weather: Solar Effects, Space Weather: General Or Miscellaneous

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The equatorial and low latitudinal F region ionosphere is highly dynamic and unpredictable because of various geophysical mechanisms operating therein. In the present study, two HF prediction models for short and long term are developed for equatorial and low-latitude F region ionosphere. In the first approach, multiple regression analysis (MRA) for the dependence of F region parameters, namely, foF 2 and M(3000)F 2, on solar 2800 MHz flux (F10) and geomagnetic index Ap are generated, and in the second one, second-degree (SD) coefficients are generated, both by fitting monthly median foF 2 and M(3000)F 2 with corresponding 12 monthly mean sunspot numbers (R12) using data over three solar cycles. For MRA, daily foF 2 and M(3000)F 2 values for each hour obtained from Delhi (28.6°N, 77.1°E) digital ionosonde for about half a solar cycle are used. MRA coefficients for foF 2 and M(3000)F 2 are obtained for every month over 2400 UT times using daily F10 and Ap values separately for quiet (Ap < 25) and disturbed (Ap > 25) periods. Similarly, SD coefficients are obtained each month at all local times for all the 14 stations covering a geographic latitude range from about 0°N to 45°N. In this way, once appropriate coefficients for each hour for all the 12 months are obtained, they are used by the computer-based MRA and SD models to predict ionospheric hourly foF 2 and hmF 2 values for given inputs such as month, F10, Ap, and R12, as the case may be. Predicted model values of foF 2 and hmF 2, calculated on short- and long-term basis, are then compared with the observed data over Delhi and also with those obtained using international reference ionosphere (IRI)-2001 model. From our comparative studies it is observed that MRA and SD models show better agreement with observations compared to the IRI model for both long- and short-term basis and among the two the MRA model provides best agreement with the observed ones, even during the magnetic storm periods. The SD model, on the other hand, which is based on monthly median values, is useful for providing long-term predictions for HF communication applications.

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