An effective TEC data detrending method for the study of equatorial plasma bubbles and traveling ionospheric disturbances
Abstract
Using a mechanical analogy of rolling a cylindrical barrel on a rough uneven surface, we developed a special method for detrending the GPS‐derived total electron content (TEC) data. This method is specifically designed to recognize the presence of depletions in the TEC time series data and handle them differently from wavelike features. We also demonstrate a potential application of this technique to map the detailed geographic profile of TEC depletions over the equatorial region, using the South American sector as an example.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1002/2015ja021723
Entities
People
- C. E. Valladares
- Patricia H. Doherty
- Rezy Pradipta
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Boston College
- Federal Aviation Administration
- National Science Foundation