GPS scintillations and total electron content climatology in the southern low, middle and high latitude regions
In recent years, several groups have installed high-frequency sampling receivers in the southern middle and high latitude regions, to monitor ionospheric scintillations and the total electron content (TEC) changes. Taking advantage of the archive of continuous and systematic observations of the iono...
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ftjaog:oai:ojs.annalsofgeophysics.eu:article/6240 2023-05-15T13:54:52+02:00 GPS scintillations and total electron content climatology in the southern low, middle and high latitude regions Spogli, Luca Alfonsi, Lucilla Cilliers, Pierre J. Correia, Emília De Franceschi, Giorgiana Mitchell, Cathryn N. Romano, Vincenzo Kinrade, Joe Cabrera, Miguel Angel 2013-06-11 application/pdf https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/6240 https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-6240 eng eng Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, INGV https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/6240/6230 https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/6240 doi:10.4401/ag-6240 Annals of Geophysics; V. 56 N. 2 (2013): GRAPE, GNSS Research and Application for Polar Environment, Expert Group of SCAR; R0220 Annals of Geophysics; Vol. 56 No. 2 (2013): GRAPE, GNSS Research and Application for Polar Environment, Expert Group of SCAR; R0220 2037-416X 1593-5213 Ionopsphere GNSS GPS GLONASS Ionospheric scintillation Climatology Space weather Ionospheric irregularities 01.02.07. Scintillations 01.02.02. Dynamics 05.07.01. Solar-terrestrial interaction 05.07.02. Space weather 05.01.04. Statistical analysis info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Special Issue Article 2013 ftjaog https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-6240 2022-03-27T06:38:14Z In recent years, several groups have installed high-frequency sampling receivers in the southern middle and high latitude regions, to monitor ionospheric scintillations and the total electron content (TEC) changes. Taking advantage of the archive of continuous and systematic observations of the ionosphere on L-band by means of signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS), we present the first attempt at ionospheric scintillation and TEC mapping from Latin America to Antarctica. The climatology of the area considered is derived through Ground-Based Scintillation Climatology, a method that can identify ionospheric sectors in which scintillations are more likely to occur. This study also introduces the novel ionospheric scintillation 'hot-spot' analysis. This analysis first identifies the crucial areas of the ionosphere in terms of enhanced probability of scintillation occurrence, and then it studies the seasonal variation of the main scintillation and TEC-related parameters. The results produced by this sophisticated analysis give significant indications of the spatial/ temporal recurrences of plasma irregularities, which contributes to the extending of current knowledge of the mechanisms that cause scintillations, and consequently to the development of efficient tools to forecast space-weather-related ionospheric events. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Annals of Geophysics (INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) Annals of Geophysics 56 2 |
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Ionopsphere GNSS GPS GLONASS Ionospheric scintillation Climatology Space weather Ionospheric irregularities 01.02.07. Scintillations 01.02.02. Dynamics 05.07.01. Solar-terrestrial interaction 05.07.02. Space weather 05.01.04. Statistical analysis |
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Ionopsphere GNSS GPS GLONASS Ionospheric scintillation Climatology Space weather Ionospheric irregularities 01.02.07. Scintillations 01.02.02. Dynamics 05.07.01. Solar-terrestrial interaction 05.07.02. Space weather 05.01.04. Statistical analysis Spogli, Luca Alfonsi, Lucilla Cilliers, Pierre J. Correia, Emília De Franceschi, Giorgiana Mitchell, Cathryn N. Romano, Vincenzo Kinrade, Joe Cabrera, Miguel Angel GPS scintillations and total electron content climatology in the southern low, middle and high latitude regions |
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Ionopsphere GNSS GPS GLONASS Ionospheric scintillation Climatology Space weather Ionospheric irregularities 01.02.07. Scintillations 01.02.02. Dynamics 05.07.01. Solar-terrestrial interaction 05.07.02. Space weather 05.01.04. Statistical analysis |
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In recent years, several groups have installed high-frequency sampling receivers in the southern middle and high latitude regions, to monitor ionospheric scintillations and the total electron content (TEC) changes. Taking advantage of the archive of continuous and systematic observations of the ionosphere on L-band by means of signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS), we present the first attempt at ionospheric scintillation and TEC mapping from Latin America to Antarctica. The climatology of the area considered is derived through Ground-Based Scintillation Climatology, a method that can identify ionospheric sectors in which scintillations are more likely to occur. This study also introduces the novel ionospheric scintillation 'hot-spot' analysis. This analysis first identifies the crucial areas of the ionosphere in terms of enhanced probability of scintillation occurrence, and then it studies the seasonal variation of the main scintillation and TEC-related parameters. The results produced by this sophisticated analysis give significant indications of the spatial/ temporal recurrences of plasma irregularities, which contributes to the extending of current knowledge of the mechanisms that cause scintillations, and consequently to the development of efficient tools to forecast space-weather-related ionospheric events. |
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Spogli, Luca Alfonsi, Lucilla Cilliers, Pierre J. Correia, Emília De Franceschi, Giorgiana Mitchell, Cathryn N. Romano, Vincenzo Kinrade, Joe Cabrera, Miguel Angel |
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Spogli, Luca Alfonsi, Lucilla Cilliers, Pierre J. Correia, Emília De Franceschi, Giorgiana Mitchell, Cathryn N. Romano, Vincenzo Kinrade, Joe Cabrera, Miguel Angel |
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GPS scintillations and total electron content climatology in the southern low, middle and high latitude regions |
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GPS scintillations and total electron content climatology in the southern low, middle and high latitude regions |
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GPS scintillations and total electron content climatology in the southern low, middle and high latitude regions |
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GPS scintillations and total electron content climatology in the southern low, middle and high latitude regions |
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GPS scintillations and total electron content climatology in the southern low, middle and high latitude regions |
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gps scintillations and total electron content climatology in the southern low, middle and high latitude regions |
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