Browsing by Author "Erickson, Philip J."

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    A storm-time global electron density reconstruction model in three-dimensions based on artificial neural networks
    (Elsevier, 2024-02-16) Habarulema, John Bosco; Okoh, Daniel; Burešová, Dalia; Rabiu, Babatunde; Scipión, Danny; Häggström, Ingemar; Erickson, Philip J.; Milla, Marco A.
    We present results of a dedicated global storm-time model for the reconstruction of ionospheric electron density in three-dimensions. Using the storm criterion of |Dst| ≥ 50 nT and Kp ≥ 4, the model is constructed using a combination of radio occultation and ionosonde data during the periods of 2006–2021 and 2000–2020, respectively. From the ionosonde data, only the bottomside electron density profiles up to the maximum height of the F2 layer (hmF2) are considered. In addition to the selection of storm-time data only for the model development, we have investigated the inclusion of time history for the geomagnetic storm indicator Kp at 9 and 33 h in an attempt to take into account the delay of physical processes related to atmospheric gravity waves or traveling ionospheric disturbances and thermospheric composition changes which drive varying ionospheric storm effects during storm conditions. Based on incoherent scatter radar data and in comparison with the IRI 2020 model, the developed storm-time model provides foF2 modelling improvement of above 50% during the storm main phase over Millstone Hill (42.6°N, 71.5°W) and Tromsø (69.6°N, 19.2°E) for the storm periods of 3–6 November 2021 and 23–25 March 2023, respectively. Modelled results for Jicamarca (11.8°S, 77.2°W) show that the storm-time model estimates foF2 by an improvement of over 20% during the main phase of the 07–10 September 2017 storm period. As the ionospheric conditions return to quiet time levels, the IRI 2020 model perform better than the constructed storm -time model.
    Palabras clave:Electron density modellingIRI modelIonosonde and radio occultation data
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    On the detection of a solar radio burst event that occurred on 28 August 2022 and its effect on GNSS signals as observed by ionospheric scintillation monitors distributed over the American sector
    (EDP Open, 2023-11-28) Wright, Isaac G.; Rodrigues, Fabiano S.; Gomez Socola, Josemaria; Moraes, Alison O.; Monico, João F. G.; Sojka, Jan; Scherliess, Ludger; Layne, Dan; Paulino, Igo; Buriti, Ricardo A.; Brum, Christiano G. M.; Terra, Pedrina; Deshpande, Kshitija; Vaggu, Pralay R.; Erickson, Philip J.; Frissell, Nathaniel A.; Makela, Jonathan J.; Scipión, Danny
    As part of an effort to observe and study ionospheric disturbances and their effects on radio signals used by Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), alternative low-cost GNSS-based ionospheric scintillation and total electron content (TEC) monitors have been deployed over the American sector. During an inspection of the observations made on 28 August 2022, we found increases in the amplitude scintillation index (S4) reported by the monitors for the period between approximately 17:45 UT and 18:20 UT. The distributed, dual-frequency observations made by the sensors allowed us to determine that the increases in S4 were not caused by ionospheric irregularities. Instead, they resulted from Carrier-to-Noise (C/No) variations caused by a solar radio burst (SRB) event that followed the occurrence of two M-class X-ray solar flares and a Halo coronal mass ejection. The measurements also allowed us to quantify the impact of the SRB on GNSS signals. The observations show that the SRB caused maximum C/No fadings of about 8 dB-Hz (12 dB-Hz) on L1 ~ 1.6 GHz (L2 ~ 1.2 GHz) for signals observed by the monitor in Dallas for which the solar zenith angle was minimum (~24.4°) during the SRB. Calculations using observations made by the distributed monitors also show excellent agreement for estimates of the maximum (vertical equivalent) C/No fadings in both L1 and L2. The calculations show maximum fadings of 9 dB-Hz for L1 and of 13 dB-Hz for L2. Finally, the results exemplify the usefulness of low-cost monitors for studies beyond those associated with ionospheric irregularities and scintillation.
    Palabras clave:Solar radio burstSRBGPS