Publication Date:
2017-04-04
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The three-dimensional (3-D) electron density representation of the ionosphere computed by the assimilative IRI-SIRMUP-P (ISP) model was tested using IONORT (IONOspheric Ray-Tracing), a software application for calculating a 3-D ray-tracing for high frequency (HF) waves in the ionospheric medium. A radio link was established between Rome (41.8°N, 12.5°E) in Italy, and Chania (35.7°N, 24.0°E) in Greece, within the ISP validity area, and for which oblique soundings are conducted. The ionospheric reference stations, from which the autoscaled foF2 and M(3000)F2 data and real-time vertical electron density profiles were assimilated by the ISP model, were Rome (41.8°N, 12.5°E) and Gibilmanna (37.9°N, 14.0°E) in Italy, and Athens (38.0°N, 23.5°E) in Greece. IONORT was used, in conjunction with the ISP and the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) 3-D electron density grids, to synthesize oblique ionograms. The comparison between synthesized and measured oblique ionograms, both in terms of the ionogram shape and the maximum usable frequency characterizing the radio path, demonstrates both that the ISP model can more accurately represent real conditions in the ionosphere than the IRI, and that the ray-tracing results computed by IONORT are reasonably reliable.
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Published
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167–179
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1.7. Osservazioni di alta e media atmosfera
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3.9. Fisica della magnetosfera, ionosfera e meteorologia spaziale
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5.4. Banche dati di geomagnetismo, aeronomia, clima e ambiente
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JCR Journal
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partially_open
Keywords:
Electron Density
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Ray-Tracing
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Oblique Ionogram
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IRI
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Assimilative Modelling
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01. Atmosphere::01.02. Ionosphere::01.02.99. General or miscellaneous
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01. Atmosphere::01.02. Ionosphere::01.02.04. Plasma Physics
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01. Atmosphere::01.02. Ionosphere::01.02.05. Wave propagation
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01. Atmosphere::01.02. Ionosphere::01.02.06. Instruments and techniques
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05. General::05.01. Computational geophysics::05.01.99. General or miscellaneous
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05. General::05.01. Computational geophysics::05.01.01. Data processing
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05. General::05.01. Computational geophysics::05.01.03. Inverse methods
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
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article
