Climatology of GPS ionospheric scintillations over high and mid-latitude European regions

We analyze data of ionospheric scintillation in the geographic latitudinal range 44°–88° N during the period of October, November and December 2003 as a first step to develop a “scintillation climatology” over Northern Europe. The behavior of the scintillation occurrence as a function of the magneti...

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Published in:Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
Main Authors: Spogli, L., Alfonsi, Lu., De Franceschi, G., Romano, V., Aquino, M. H. O., Dodson, A.
Other Authors: Spogli, L.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, Alfonsi, Lu.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, De Franceschi, G.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, Romano, V.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, Aquino, M. H. O.; Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG), Nottingham, UK, Dodson, A.; Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG), Nottingham, UK, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG), Nottingham, UK
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: EGU 2009
Subjects:
Ionosphere (Ionospheric irregularities)
Magnetospheric physics (Polar cap phenomena)
Radio science (Space and satellite communication)
01. Atmosphere::01.02. Ionosphere::01.02.07. Scintillations
05. General::05.07. Space and Planetary sciences::05.07.01. Solar-terrestrial interaction
05. General::05.07. Space and Planetary sciences::05.07.02. Space weather
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Magnetospheric physics (Polar cap phenomena)
Radio science (Space and satellite communication)
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Spogli, L.
Alfonsi, Lu.
De Franceschi, G.
Romano, V.
Aquino, M. H. O.
Dodson, A.
Climatology of GPS ionospheric scintillations over high and mid-latitude European regions
topic_facet Ionosphere (Ionospheric irregularities)
Magnetospheric physics (Polar cap phenomena)
Radio science (Space and satellite communication)
01. Atmosphere::01.02. Ionosphere::01.02.07. Scintillations
05. General::05.07. Space and Planetary sciences::05.07.01. Solar-terrestrial interaction
05. General::05.07. Space and Planetary sciences::05.07.02. Space weather
description We analyze data of ionospheric scintillation in the geographic latitudinal range 44°–88° N during the period of October, November and December 2003 as a first step to develop a “scintillation climatology” over Northern Europe. The behavior of the scintillation occurrence as a function of the magnetic local time and of the corrected magnetic latitude is investigated to characterize the external conditions leading to scintillation scenarios. The results shown herein, obtained merging observations from four GISTM (GPS Ionospheric Scintillation and TEC Monitor), highlight also the possibility to investigate the dynamics of irregularities causing scintillation by combining the information coming from a wide range of latitudes. Our findings associate the occurrences of the ionospheric irregularities with the expected position of the auroral oval and ionospheric troughs and show similarities with the distribution in magnetic local time of the polar cap patches. The results show also the effect of ionospheric disturbances on the phase and the amplitude of the GPS signals, evidencing the different contributions of the auroral and the cusp/cap ionosphere. Published 3429-3437 3.9. Fisica della magnetosfera, ionosfera e meteorologia spaziale JCR Journal open
author2 Spogli, L.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia
Alfonsi, Lu.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia
De Franceschi, G.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia
Romano, V.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia
Aquino, M. H. O.; Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG), Nottingham, UK
Dodson, A.; Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG), Nottingham, UK
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia
Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG), Nottingham, UK
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author Spogli, L.
Alfonsi, Lu.
De Franceschi, G.
Romano, V.
Aquino, M. H. O.
Dodson, A.
author_facet Spogli, L.
Alfonsi, Lu.
De Franceschi, G.
Romano, V.
Aquino, M. H. O.
Dodson, A.
author_sort Spogli, L.
title Climatology of GPS ionospheric scintillations over high and mid-latitude European regions
title_short Climatology of GPS ionospheric scintillations over high and mid-latitude European regions
title_full Climatology of GPS ionospheric scintillations over high and mid-latitude European regions
title_fullStr Climatology of GPS ionospheric scintillations over high and mid-latitude European regions
title_full_unstemmed Climatology of GPS ionospheric scintillations over high and mid-latitude European regions
title_sort climatology of gps ionospheric scintillations over high and mid-latitude european regions
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Baker, K. B. and Wing, S.: A new magnetic coordinate system for conjugate studies at high latitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 9139– 9143, 1989. Buchau, J., Reinisch, B. W., Weber, E. J., and Moore, J. G.: Structure and dynamics of the winter polar cap F-region, Radio Sci., 18, 995–1010,1983. Committee on the Societal and Economic Impacts of Severe Space Weather Events: Severe Space Weather Events – Understanding Societal and Economic ImpactsWorkshop Report, ISBN: 0-309- 12770-X, 2008. De Franceschi, G., Alfonsi, L., Romano, V., Aquino, M. H. O., Dodson, A., Mitchell, C. N., and Wernik, A. W.: Dynamics of high latitude patches and associated small scale irregularities, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 70, 879–888, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2007.05.018, 2008. Doherty, P. H., Delay, S. H., Valladares, C. E., and Klobuchar, J. A.: Ionospheric scintillation effects in the equatorial and auroral regions, in: Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation ION GPS 2000, Salt Lake City, USA, 19–22 September 2000, 662–671, 2000. Feldstein, Y. I.: On Morphology and Auroral and Magnetic Disturbances at High Latitudes, Geomagn. Aeron., 3, 183–192, 1963. Foster, J. C. and Rideout, W.: Mid latitude TEC enhancements during the October 2003 supestorm, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L12S04, doi:10.1029/2004GL021719, 2005. Goodman, J. M.: Space Weather & Telecommunications, 1st ed., Springer, USA, 2005. Holzworth, R. H. and Meng, C.-I.: Mathematical representation of the auroral oval, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2, 377–380, 1975. Hunsucker, R. D. and Hargreaves, J. K.: The High-Latitude Ionosphere and its Effects on Radio Propagation, 1st ed., Cambridge University Press, UK, 2003. Humphreys, T. E., Psiaki, M. L., Ledvina, B. M., and Kintner, P. M.: Performance of GPS carrier tracking loops during ionospheric scintillations, in: Proceedings of International Ionospheric Effects Symposium, Alexandria, USA, 3–5 May 2005, A010, 2005. MacDougall, J. W.: Distribution of irregularities in the northern polar region determined from HILAT observations, Radio Sci., 25(2), 115–124, 1990. Meggs, R. W., Mitchell, C. N., and Honary, F.: GPS scintillation over the European Arctic during the November 2004 storms, GPS Solut., 12, 281–287, doi:10.1007/s10291-008- 0090-3, 2008. Mitchell, C. N., Alfonsi, L., De Franceschi, G., Lester, M., Romano, V., and Wernik, A. W.: GPS TEC and scintillation measurements from the polar ionosphere during the October 2003 storm, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L12S03, doi:10.1029/2004GL021644, 2005. Moen, J., Gulbrandsen, N., Lorentzen, D. A., and Carlson, H. C.: On the MLT distribution of F region polar cap patches at night, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L14113, doi:10.1029/2007GL029632, 2007. Moen, J., Qiu, X. C., Carlson, H. C., Fujii, R., and McCrea, I. W.: On the diurnal variability in F2-region plasma density above the EISCAT Svalbard radar, Ann. Geophys., 26, 2427–2433, 2008, http://www.ann-geophys.net/26/2427/2008/. Rino, C. L.: A power law phase screen model for ionospheric scintillation. I-Weak Scatter. II-Strong scatter, Radio Sci., 14, 1135– 1145, 1147–1155, 1979. Rodrigues, F. S., Aquino, M. H. O., Dodson, A., Moore, T., and Waugh, S.: Statistical analysis of GPS ionospheric scintillation and short-time TEC variations over northern Europe, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 51(1), 59–75, 2004. Taylor, J. R.: An introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurement, 2nd ed., University Science Books, USA, 1997. Tsunoda, R. T.: High-Latitude F region irregularities: a review and synthesis, Rev.Geophys., 26, 719–760, 1988. Van Dierendonck, A. J., Klobuchar, J., and Hua, Q.: Ionospheric scintillation monitoring using commercial single frequency C/A code receivers, in: ION GPS-93 Proceedings of the Sixth International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, Salt Lake City, USA, 22–24 September, 1333– 1342, 1993. Voiculescu, M., Virtanen, I., and Nygrn, T.: The F-region trough: seasonal morphology and relation to interplanetary magnetic field, Ann. Geophys., 24, 173–185, 2006, http://www.ann-geophys.net/24/173/2006/. Werner, S. and Prolss, G.W.: The position of the ionospheric trough as a function of local time and magnetic activity, Adv. Space Res., 209, 1717–1722, 1997. Wernik, A. W., Liu, C. H., Franke, S. J., and Gola, M.: Highlatitude irregularity spectra deduced from scintillation measurements, Radio Sci., 25, 883–895, 1990. Wernik, A. W., Secan, J. A., and Fremouw, E. J.: Ionospheric irregularities and scintillation, Adv. Space Res., 31(4), 971–981, 2003. Wheelon, A. D.: Electromagnetic Scintillation: II.Weak Scattering, 1st ed., Cambridge University Press, UK, 2001. Wielgosz, P., Baran, L. W., Shagimuratov, I. I., and Aleshnikova, M. V.: Latitudinal variations of TEC over Europe obtained from GPSobservations, Ann. Geophys., 22, 405–415, 2004, http://www.ann-geophys.net/22/405/2004/.
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spelling ftingv:oai:www.earth-prints.org:2122/5166 2023-05-15T14:28:24+02:00 Climatology of GPS ionospheric scintillations over high and mid-latitude European regions Spogli, L. Alfonsi, Lu. De Franceschi, G. Romano, V. Aquino, M. H. O. Dodson, A. Spogli, L.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Alfonsi, Lu.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia De Franceschi, G.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Romano, V.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Aquino, M. H. O.; Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG), Nottingham, UK Dodson, A.; Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG), Nottingham, UK Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG), Nottingham, UK 2009-09-01 http://hdl.handle.net/2122/5166 en eng EGU Annales Geophysicae /27 ( 2009) Baker, K. B. and Wing, S.: A new magnetic coordinate system for conjugate studies at high latitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 9139– 9143, 1989. Buchau, J., Reinisch, B. W., Weber, E. J., and Moore, J. G.: Structure and dynamics of the winter polar cap F-region, Radio Sci., 18, 995–1010,1983. Committee on the Societal and Economic Impacts of Severe Space Weather Events: Severe Space Weather Events – Understanding Societal and Economic ImpactsWorkshop Report, ISBN: 0-309- 12770-X, 2008. De Franceschi, G., Alfonsi, L., Romano, V., Aquino, M. H. O., Dodson, A., Mitchell, C. N., and Wernik, A. W.: Dynamics of high latitude patches and associated small scale irregularities, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 70, 879–888, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2007.05.018, 2008. Doherty, P. H., Delay, S. H., Valladares, C. E., and Klobuchar, J. A.: Ionospheric scintillation effects in the equatorial and auroral regions, in: Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation ION GPS 2000, Salt Lake City, USA, 19–22 September 2000, 662–671, 2000. Feldstein, Y. I.: On Morphology and Auroral and Magnetic Disturbances at High Latitudes, Geomagn. Aeron., 3, 183–192, 1963. Foster, J. C. and Rideout, W.: Mid latitude TEC enhancements during the October 2003 supestorm, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L12S04, doi:10.1029/2004GL021719, 2005. Goodman, J. M.: Space Weather & Telecommunications, 1st ed., Springer, USA, 2005. Holzworth, R. H. and Meng, C.-I.: Mathematical representation of the auroral oval, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2, 377–380, 1975. Hunsucker, R. D. and Hargreaves, J. K.: The High-Latitude Ionosphere and its Effects on Radio Propagation, 1st ed., Cambridge University Press, UK, 2003. Humphreys, T. E., Psiaki, M. L., Ledvina, B. M., and Kintner, P. M.: Performance of GPS carrier tracking loops during ionospheric scintillations, in: Proceedings of International Ionospheric Effects Symposium, Alexandria, USA, 3–5 May 2005, A010, 2005. MacDougall, J. W.: Distribution of irregularities in the northern polar region determined from HILAT observations, Radio Sci., 25(2), 115–124, 1990. Meggs, R. W., Mitchell, C. N., and Honary, F.: GPS scintillation over the European Arctic during the November 2004 storms, GPS Solut., 12, 281–287, doi:10.1007/s10291-008- 0090-3, 2008. Mitchell, C. N., Alfonsi, L., De Franceschi, G., Lester, M., Romano, V., and Wernik, A. W.: GPS TEC and scintillation measurements from the polar ionosphere during the October 2003 storm, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L12S03, doi:10.1029/2004GL021644, 2005. Moen, J., Gulbrandsen, N., Lorentzen, D. A., and Carlson, H. C.: On the MLT distribution of F region polar cap patches at night, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L14113, doi:10.1029/2007GL029632, 2007. Moen, J., Qiu, X. C., Carlson, H. C., Fujii, R., and McCrea, I. W.: On the diurnal variability in F2-region plasma density above the EISCAT Svalbard radar, Ann. Geophys., 26, 2427–2433, 2008, http://www.ann-geophys.net/26/2427/2008/. Rino, C. L.: A power law phase screen model for ionospheric scintillation. I-Weak Scatter. II-Strong scatter, Radio Sci., 14, 1135– 1145, 1147–1155, 1979. Rodrigues, F. S., Aquino, M. H. O., Dodson, A., Moore, T., and Waugh, S.: Statistical analysis of GPS ionospheric scintillation and short-time TEC variations over northern Europe, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 51(1), 59–75, 2004. Taylor, J. R.: An introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurement, 2nd ed., University Science Books, USA, 1997. Tsunoda, R. T.: High-Latitude F region irregularities: a review and synthesis, Rev.Geophys., 26, 719–760, 1988. Van Dierendonck, A. J., Klobuchar, J., and Hua, Q.: Ionospheric scintillation monitoring using commercial single frequency C/A code receivers, in: ION GPS-93 Proceedings of the Sixth International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, Salt Lake City, USA, 22–24 September, 1333– 1342, 1993. Voiculescu, M., Virtanen, I., and Nygrn, T.: The F-region trough: seasonal morphology and relation to interplanetary magnetic field, Ann. Geophys., 24, 173–185, 2006, http://www.ann-geophys.net/24/173/2006/. Werner, S. and Prolss, G.W.: The position of the ionospheric trough as a function of local time and magnetic activity, Adv. Space Res., 209, 1717–1722, 1997. Wernik, A. W., Liu, C. H., Franke, S. J., and Gola, M.: Highlatitude irregularity spectra deduced from scintillation measurements, Radio Sci., 25, 883–895, 1990. Wernik, A. W., Secan, J. A., and Fremouw, E. J.: Ionospheric irregularities and scintillation, Adv. Space Res., 31(4), 971–981, 2003. Wheelon, A. D.: Electromagnetic Scintillation: II.Weak Scattering, 1st ed., Cambridge University Press, UK, 2001. Wielgosz, P., Baran, L. W., Shagimuratov, I. I., and Aleshnikova, M. V.: Latitudinal variations of TEC over Europe obtained from GPSobservations, Ann. Geophys., 22, 405–415, 2004, http://www.ann-geophys.net/22/405/2004/. http://hdl.handle.net/2122/5166 www.ann-geophys.net/27/3429/2009/ open Ionosphere (Ionospheric irregularities) Magnetospheric physics (Polar cap phenomena) Radio science (Space and satellite communication) 01. Atmosphere::01.02. Ionosphere::01.02.07. Scintillations 05. General::05.07. Space and Planetary sciences::05.07.01. Solar-terrestrial interaction 05. General::05.07. Space and Planetary sciences::05.07.02. Space weather article 2009 ftingv https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2007.05.018 2022-07-29T06:05:21Z We analyze data of ionospheric scintillation in the geographic latitudinal range 44°–88° N during the period of October, November and December 2003 as a first step to develop a “scintillation climatology” over Northern Europe. The behavior of the scintillation occurrence as a function of the magnetic local time and of the corrected magnetic latitude is investigated to characterize the external conditions leading to scintillation scenarios. The results shown herein, obtained merging observations from four GISTM (GPS Ionospheric Scintillation and TEC Monitor), highlight also the possibility to investigate the dynamics of irregularities causing scintillation by combining the information coming from a wide range of latitudes. Our findings associate the occurrences of the ionospheric irregularities with the expected position of the auroral oval and ionospheric troughs and show similarities with the distribution in magnetic local time of the polar cap patches. The results show also the effect of ionospheric disturbances on the phase and the amplitude of the GPS signals, evidencing the different contributions of the auroral and the cusp/cap ionosphere. Published 3429-3437 3.9. Fisica della magnetosfera, ionosfera e meteorologia spaziale JCR Journal open Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Earth-Prints (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 70 6 879 888

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