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

• Main Authors: Cilliers, Pierre J., Mitchell, Cathryn N., Opperman, Ben D.
• Other Authors: HERMANUS MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY (SOUTH AFRICA)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: 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; Antarctic; Fairbanks; Gough; SANAE; SANAE IV; Base SANAE IV; Antarc*; South Atlantic Ocean; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA477027; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA477027

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...