DocumentCode :
1923002
Title :
Comparison of electron density profiles extracted from DIAS maps and ionosonde measurements at Nicosia during low solar activity
Author :
Haralambous, H.
Author_Institution :
Frederick Univ., Nicosia, Cyprus
fYear :
2011
fDate :
13-20 Aug. 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
4
Abstract :
This paper presents a comparison of electron density profiles derived from digital ionosonde measurements at the low-middle latitude European station in Nicosia, Cyprus (coordinates: 35°N, 33°E geographic) and the DIAS system at various heights (100,150,200,250,300,350,400 and 450 km). DIAS (European Digital Upper Atmosphere Server) is a service based on a pan-European digital data collection on the state of the upper atmosphere, which offers real-time information and historical data collections provided by most operating ionospheric stations in Europe. Hourly profiles were obtained using manually scaled data over Nicosia during the solar minimum period from January to December 2009. Hourly and monthly root mean squared error values (R.M.S.E) between Nicosia and DIAS maximum electron density values were also computed and comparisons of the observations were made.
Keywords :
data acquisition; electron density; geophysics computing; ionosphere; ionospheric techniques; radiosondes; AD 2009 01 to 12; Cyprus; DIAS maps; European Digital Upper Atmosphere Server; Nicosia; electron density profiles; electron density values; historical data collections; hourly profiles; ionosonde measurements; ionospheric stations; low solar activity; low-middle latitude European station; pan-European digital data collection; real-time information; upper atmosphere state; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric modeling; Density measurement; Europe; Ionosphere; Numerical models; Servers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5117-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6050998
Filename :
6050998
Link To Document :
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