Ionospheric parameter modelling and anomaly discovery by combining the wavelet transform with autoregressive models

The paper is devoted to new mathematical tools for ionospheric parameter analysis and anomaly discovery during ionospheric perturbations. The complex structure of processes under study, their a-priori uncertainty and therefore the complex structure of registered data require a set of techniques and...

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Published in:Annals of Geophysics
Main Authors: Oksana V. Mandrikova, Nadezda V. Fetisova (Glushkova), Riad Taha Al-Kasasbeh, Dmitry M. Klionskiy, Vladimir V. Geppener, Maksim Y. Ilyash
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) 2015
Subjects:
Ionospheric parameters
Perturbation
Earthquake
Anomaly
Prediction
Wavelet transform
Autoregressive integrated moving average model
Critical frequency data
Total electron content data
Meteorology. Climatology
QC851-999
Geophysics. Cosmic physics
QC801-809
Magadan
Kamchatka
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-6729
https://doaj.org/article/7dc6165d29704be5bba99b35193fa012
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Summary:The paper is devoted to new mathematical tools for ionospheric parameter analysis and anomaly discovery during ionospheric perturbations. The complex structure of processes under study, their a-priori uncertainty and therefore the complex structure of registered data require a set of techniques and technologies to perform mathematical modelling, data analysis, and to make final interpretations. We suggest a technique of ionospheric parameter modelling and analysis based on combining the wavelet transform with autoregressive integrated moving average models (ARIMA models). This technique makes it possible to study ionospheric parameter changes in the time domain, make predictions about variations, and discover anomalies caused by high solar activity and lithospheric processes prior to and during strong earthquakes. The technique was tested on critical frequency foF2 and total electron content (TEC) datasets from Kamchatka (a region in the Russian Far East) and Magadan (a town in the Russian Far East). The mathematical models introduced in the paper facilitated ionospheric dynamic mode analysis and proved to be efficient for making predictions with time advance equal to 5 hours. Ionospheric anomalies were found using model error estimates, those anomalies arising during increased solar activity and strong earthquakes in Kamchatka.

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