Validation of Ionospheric Models

Abstract

During the period of April 2002 through March 2003, we have continued to pursue the validation of ionospheric models. This work included significant efforts to access, process and analyze Total Electron Content (TEC) data from a variety of sources. These databases were useful in a series of validation studies that focused on PRISM's ability to predict the sub-peak ionospheric profile and geomagnetic storm effects. They were also useful in determining the overall quality of data from several sources. In this year, we also finalized two major projects. These projects included the validation of the GPS Single-Frequency Position Maps and the development of a pre-processor for PRISM that will enable the assimilation of a new source of ionospheric data from the UltraViolet (UV) imagers of the impending DMSP Block SD-3 satellites. The work summarized above resulted in four presentations at various ionospheric conferences, three papers published in meeting proceedings and two AFRL Technical Reports.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2003
Accession Number
ADA419702

Entities

People

  • Patricia H. Doherty

Organizations

  • Boston College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Grids
  • High Latitudes
  • Ionosphere
  • Ionospheric Models
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Measurement
  • Quality Control
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space