First observations of the McMurdo-South Pole oblique ionospheric HF channel
We present the first observations from a new low-cost oblique ionosonde located in Antarctica. The transmitter is located at McMurdo Station, Ross Island, and the receiver at Amundsen–Scott Station, South Pole. The system was demonstrated successfully in March 2019, with the experiment yielding over...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/18767 2023-05-15T13:24:27+02:00 First observations of the McMurdo-South Pole oblique ionospheric HF channel Chartier, Alex T. Vierinen, Juha Jee, Geonhwa 2020-06-09 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18767 https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3023-2020 eng eng European Geosciences Union (EGU) Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Chartier, Vierinen, Jee. First observations of the McMurdo-South Pole oblique ionospheric HF channel. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2020;13(6):3023-3031 FRIDAID 1817862 doi:10.5194/amt-13-3023-2020 1867-1381 1867-8548 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18767 openAccess Copyright 2020 The Author(s) VDP::Technology: 500 VDP::Teknologi: 500 VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Physics: 430 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Fysikk: 430 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2020 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3023-2020 2021-06-25T17:57:32Z We present the first observations from a new low-cost oblique ionosonde located in Antarctica. The transmitter is located at McMurdo Station, Ross Island, and the receiver at Amundsen–Scott Station, South Pole. The system was demonstrated successfully in March 2019, with the experiment yielding over 30 000 ionospheric echoes over a 2-week period. These data indicate the presence of a stable E layer and a sporadic and variable F layer with dramatic spread F of sometimes more than 500 km (in units of virtual height). The most important ionospheric parameter, NmF2, validates well against the Jang Bogo Vertical Incidence Pulsed Ionospheric (VIPIR) ionosonde (observing more than 1000 km away). GPS-derived TEC data from the Multi-Instrument Data Analysis Software (MIDAS) algorithm can be considered necessary but insufficient to predict 7.2 MHz propagation between McMurdo and the South Pole, yielding a true positive in 40 % of cases and a true negative in 73 % of cases. The success of this pilot experiment at a total grant cost of USD 116 000 and an equipment cost of ∼ USD 15 000 indicates that a large multi-static network could be built to provide unprecedented observational coverage of the Antarctic ionosphere. Article in Journal/Newspaper Amundsen-Scott Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ross Island South pole South pole University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Amundsen-Scott ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Antarctic Bogo ENVELOPE(9.783,9.783,63.095,63.095) McMurdo Station ENVELOPE(166.667,166.667,-77.850,-77.850) Ross Island South Pole The Antarctic Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 13 6 3023 3031 |
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We present the first observations from a new low-cost oblique ionosonde located in Antarctica. The transmitter is located at McMurdo Station, Ross Island, and the receiver at Amundsen–Scott Station, South Pole. The system was demonstrated successfully in March 2019, with the experiment yielding over 30 000 ionospheric echoes over a 2-week period. These data indicate the presence of a stable E layer and a sporadic and variable F layer with dramatic spread F of sometimes more than 500 km (in units of virtual height). The most important ionospheric parameter, NmF2, validates well against the Jang Bogo Vertical Incidence Pulsed Ionospheric (VIPIR) ionosonde (observing more than 1000 km away). GPS-derived TEC data from the Multi-Instrument Data Analysis Software (MIDAS) algorithm can be considered necessary but insufficient to predict 7.2 MHz propagation between McMurdo and the South Pole, yielding a true positive in 40 % of cases and a true negative in 73 % of cases. The success of this pilot experiment at a total grant cost of USD 116 000 and an equipment cost of ∼ USD 15 000 indicates that a large multi-static network could be built to provide unprecedented observational coverage of the Antarctic ionosphere. |
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Chartier, Alex T. Vierinen, Juha Jee, Geonhwa |
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First observations of the McMurdo-South Pole oblique ionospheric HF channel |
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First observations of the McMurdo-South Pole oblique ionospheric HF channel |
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First observations of the McMurdo-South Pole oblique ionospheric HF channel |
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First observations of the McMurdo-South Pole oblique ionospheric HF channel |
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First observations of the McMurdo-South Pole oblique ionospheric HF channel |
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first observations of the mcmurdo-south pole oblique ionospheric hf channel |
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ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) ENVELOPE(9.783,9.783,63.095,63.095) ENVELOPE(166.667,166.667,-77.850,-77.850) |
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