Monitoring seasonal variations of ionospheric TEC using GPS measurements

Estimation Method of Ionospheric TEC Distribution using Single Frequency Measurements of GPS Signals

The satellite-to-ground communications are influenced by ionospheric plasma which varies depending on solar and geomagnetic activities as well as regions and local times. With the expansion of use of the space, continuous monitoring of the ionospheric plasma has become an important issue. In Global Positioning System (GPS), the ionospheric delay, which is proportional to ionospheric total elect...

Challenges of Real-Time Monitoring of Ionospheric Perturbations and TEC Fluctuations with GPS Single Station

Towards Observing Tsunamis in the Ionosphere Using GPS TEC Measurements

Tsunamis have been a significant threat to humans living in coastal regions throughout recorded history. The recent tsunami of September 29, 2009 was a tragic reminder of this fact, as the waves caused over 180 deaths on the islands of Samoa, American Samoa, and Apia in the south Pacific. Recent modeling results and observations have demonstrated that the ionospheric signature of an ocean tsuna...

Gps Ionospheric Scintillation Measurements Using a Beam Steering Antenna

The ionosphere can affect GPS receivers by degrading the signal strength, in some cases causing loss of carrier lock, and by degrading the accuracy of differential corrections. As we enter the solar maximum years, these effects will become more severe, causing frequent GPS outages in the polar and equatorial regions and over the entire North American landmass when magnetic storms occur. These i...

Seasonal variations of storm-time TEC at European middle latitudes

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) measurements of the Total Electron Content (TEC) from local (Dourbes, 50.1oN, 04.6oE) and European IGS (International GNSS Service) stations were used to obtain the TEC changes during the geomagnetic storms of the latest solar activity cycle. A common epoch analysis, with respect to geomagnetic storm intensity, season, and latitude, was performed on dat...