Observational Benchmarks for BSION project
Abstract
The long-term goal of the phase-resolved Bottom-Side IONosphere (BSION) project is to increase our understanding of the ionosphere b,elow the F-peak in the ionosphere. Our specific project, the Observational Benchmarks for BSION, will provide important observati,onal information essential for improving the state of the art in operational space weather effects modeling. Model development requ,ires high quality observational data for use in assimilation, testing, and validation. Particular emphasis will be given to observa,tional information on equatorial and polar processes critical to Naval research and operation. This year we will focus on improving, our data coverage and model specification of the Southeast Equatorial Asian (SEA) region. The three main areas we are working in a,re: 1) increasing total electron content (TEC) coverage in the SEA region, 2) continuing studies of Traveling Ionospheric Disturba,nces, and 3) continuing the development of NmF2 models.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2022
- Source ID
- N000142212284
Entities
People
- Anthea J. Coster
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy