Modelling ionospheric effects for L band GNSS receivers at high latitudes

Author

Boscher, D. ; Carvalho, Felipe ; Fabbro, V. ; Lemorton, J. ; Fleury, Romain

Author_Institution

Space Environ. Dept., ONERA French Aerosp. Lab., Toulouse, France

fYear

2014

fDate

6-11 April 2014

Firstpage

2695

Lastpage

2698

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to figure out a relationship between space weather environment phenomena (linked to solar and geomagnetic activity) and ionospheric events that impact L-band operating satellite systems (scintillations, electron content gradients), especially satellite navigation services, in the Nordic European area. A simple empirical model to forecast index of rate of change of the total electron content (ROTI) at high latitude has been developed associated with Kp geomagnetic prediction and the use of solar electron energy flux.

Keywords

ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation; satellite navigation; L band GNSS receivers; L-band operating satellite systems; Nordic European area; change rate index forecasting; electron content gradients); empirical model; geomagnetic activity; geomagnetic prediction; ionospheric effect modelling; ionospheric events; satellite navigation services; scintillations; solar activity; solar electron energy flux; space weather environment phenomena; total electron content; Global Positioning System; Indexes; Ionosphere; Magnetic flux; Magnetosphere; Predictive models; Satellites; high latitude; ionosphere; radiowave propagation; scintillation; solar and geomagnetic activity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on

Conference_Location

The Hague

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902380

Filename

6902380