Automatic scaling of polar ionograms
The Istituto Nazionale di Geosifica e Vulcanologia (INGV) software for automatic scaling of ionograms (Autoscala) was improved by introducing a system to identify D region absorption events, spread-F condition (frequency spreading in the F region), and Z-ray propagation. The algorithm was applied to...
Published in: | Antarctic Science |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , |
Other Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Cambridge
2012
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2122/7259 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102011000587 |
Summary: | The Istituto Nazionale di Geosifica e Vulcanologia (INGV) software for automatic scaling of ionograms (Autoscala) was improved by introducing a system to identify D region absorption events, spread-F condition (frequency spreading in the F region), and Z-ray propagation. The algorithm was applied to a series of ionograms recorded by the AIS-INGV (Advanced Ionospheric Sounder-INGV) ionosonde installed at the Mario Zucchelli Station (74.78S, 164.18E), Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. Critical cases are shown to illustrate the behaviour of the software. Published 88-94 1.7. Osservazioni di alta e media atmosfera 3.9. Fisica della magnetosfera, ionosfera e meteorologia spaziale JCR Journal open |
---|