Title :
Using a single GSP/GLONASS receiver for estimating the level of ionospheric disturbance
Author :
Berngardt, O.I. ; Voeykov, S.V. ; Ratovsky, K.G.
Author_Institution :
Sibirean Branch, Inst. of Solar-Terrestrial Phys., Irkutsk, Russia
Abstract :
In this paper we present an index of quasi-vertical TEC variations (Wtec) obtained from GPS/GLONASS receiver data. Procedure for the calculation of the index is based on the original algorithm for the detrending of TEC data using a model of spherically stratified ionosphere. We carried out a comparison between 27-day medians of the Wtec index from the GPS/GLONASS IRKJ station and peak electron density from Irkutsk Digisonde DPS-4. We revealed the positive correlation between the Wtec index and |dNmF2/dt|, considerably exceeding the noise level.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; ionospheric disturbances; ionospheric techniques; total electron content (atmosphere); GPS-GLONASS receiver; ionospheric disturbance; quasivertical TEC variations; spherically stratified ionosphere; total electron content; Correlation; Data models; Global Positioning System; Indexes; Ionosphere; Receivers; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929809