Characterization of the Ionosphere over the South Atlantic Ocean by Means of Ionospheric Tomography using Dual Frequency GPS Signals Received On Board a Research Ship
This paper reports a novel approach to extend the coverage of terrestrial ionospheric measurements over a poorly characterized region of the South Atlantic Ocean, including the South Atlantic Anomaly, by using dual frequency GPS signals received on board the South African polar research ship SA Agul...
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ftdtic:ADA477027 2023-05-15T13:58:29+02:00 Characterization of the Ionosphere over the South Atlantic Ocean by Means of Ionospheric Tomography using Dual Frequency GPS Signals Received On Board a Research Ship Cilliers, Pierre J. Mitchell, Cathryn N. Opperman, Ben D. HERMANUS MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY (SOUTH AFRICA) 2006-06 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA477027 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA477027 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA477027 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. NATO. DTIC Atmospheric Physics Test Facilities Equipment and Methods *IONOSPHERE *SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE *COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY GEOMAGNETISM MAGNETOSPHERE RESEARCH SHIPS SOUTH AFRICA IONOSPHERIC MODELS SYMPOSIA NATO FURNISHED FOREIGN REPORTS SAA(SOUTH ATLANTIC ANOMALY) SPACE WEATHER Text 2006 ftdtic 2016-02-22T13:34:01Z This paper reports a novel approach to extend the coverage of terrestrial ionospheric measurements over a poorly characterized region of the South Atlantic Ocean, including the South Atlantic Anomaly, by using dual frequency GPS signals received on board the South African polar research ship SA Agulhas. The routes of the SA Agulhas to the South Atlantic Islands, Gough (40 deg 17 sec S, 9 deg 58 sec W, Mag lat 42 deg S) and Marion (46 deg 52 sec S, 37 deg 5 sec E, Mag lat 51 deg S) and the South African Antarctic base SANAE IV (71 deg 40 sec S, 2 deg 51 sec W, Mag lat 61 deg S) present unique locations for investigating the variability of the upper atmosphere in the high latitudes in the vicinity of the South Atlantic Anomaly and its link with the near-Earth space environment. Prepared in cooperation with the Dept of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom and the Dept of Physics and Electronics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. Presented at the Specialists' Meeting organised by the Information Systems Technology (IST) Panel, in conjunction with U.R.S.I., at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States, 12-16 June 2006. Published in Characterising the Ionosphere, Meeting Proceedings RTO-MP-IST-056, Paper 28; ISBN 92-837-0078-3 and ISBN 978-92-837-0078-4. See also ADM002065. The original document contains color images. Text Antarc* Antarctic South Atlantic Ocean Alaska Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Antarctic Fairbanks Gough ENVELOPE(159.367,159.367,-81.633,-81.633) SANAE ENVELOPE(-2.850,-2.850,-71.667,-71.667) SANAE IV ENVELOPE(-2.850,-2.850,-71.667,-71.667) Base SANAE IV ENVELOPE(-2.850,-2.850,-71.667,-71.667) |
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Atmospheric Physics Test Facilities Equipment and Methods *IONOSPHERE *SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE *COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY GEOMAGNETISM MAGNETOSPHERE RESEARCH SHIPS SOUTH AFRICA IONOSPHERIC MODELS SYMPOSIA NATO FURNISHED FOREIGN REPORTS SAA(SOUTH ATLANTIC ANOMALY) SPACE WEATHER |
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Atmospheric Physics Test Facilities Equipment and Methods *IONOSPHERE *SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE *COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY GEOMAGNETISM MAGNETOSPHERE RESEARCH SHIPS SOUTH AFRICA IONOSPHERIC MODELS SYMPOSIA NATO FURNISHED FOREIGN REPORTS SAA(SOUTH ATLANTIC ANOMALY) SPACE WEATHER Cilliers, Pierre J. Mitchell, Cathryn N. Opperman, Ben D. Characterization of the Ionosphere over the South Atlantic Ocean by Means of Ionospheric Tomography using Dual Frequency GPS Signals Received On Board a Research Ship |
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Atmospheric Physics Test Facilities Equipment and Methods *IONOSPHERE *SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE *COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY GEOMAGNETISM MAGNETOSPHERE RESEARCH SHIPS SOUTH AFRICA IONOSPHERIC MODELS SYMPOSIA NATO FURNISHED FOREIGN REPORTS SAA(SOUTH ATLANTIC ANOMALY) SPACE WEATHER |
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This paper reports a novel approach to extend the coverage of terrestrial ionospheric measurements over a poorly characterized region of the South Atlantic Ocean, including the South Atlantic Anomaly, by using dual frequency GPS signals received on board the South African polar research ship SA Agulhas. The routes of the SA Agulhas to the South Atlantic Islands, Gough (40 deg 17 sec S, 9 deg 58 sec W, Mag lat 42 deg S) and Marion (46 deg 52 sec S, 37 deg 5 sec E, Mag lat 51 deg S) and the South African Antarctic base SANAE IV (71 deg 40 sec S, 2 deg 51 sec W, Mag lat 61 deg S) present unique locations for investigating the variability of the upper atmosphere in the high latitudes in the vicinity of the South Atlantic Anomaly and its link with the near-Earth space environment. Prepared in cooperation with the Dept of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom and the Dept of Physics and Electronics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. Presented at the Specialists' Meeting organised by the Information Systems Technology (IST) Panel, in conjunction with U.R.S.I., at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States, 12-16 June 2006. Published in Characterising the Ionosphere, Meeting Proceedings RTO-MP-IST-056, Paper 28; ISBN 92-837-0078-3 and ISBN 978-92-837-0078-4. See also ADM002065. The original document contains color images. |
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Characterization of the Ionosphere over the South Atlantic Ocean by Means of Ionospheric Tomography using Dual Frequency GPS Signals Received On Board a Research Ship |
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Characterization of the Ionosphere over the South Atlantic Ocean by Means of Ionospheric Tomography using Dual Frequency GPS Signals Received On Board a Research Ship |
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Characterization of the Ionosphere over the South Atlantic Ocean by Means of Ionospheric Tomography using Dual Frequency GPS Signals Received On Board a Research Ship |
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Characterization of the Ionosphere over the South Atlantic Ocean by Means of Ionospheric Tomography using Dual Frequency GPS Signals Received On Board a Research Ship |
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Characterization of the Ionosphere over the South Atlantic Ocean by Means of Ionospheric Tomography using Dual Frequency GPS Signals Received On Board a Research Ship |
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characterization of the ionosphere over the south atlantic ocean by means of ionospheric tomography using dual frequency gps signals received on board a research ship |
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