GPS-TEC variations, generated in midlatitude and highlatitude ionosphere by powerful HF-heating

Author

Kunitsyn, V.E. ; Padokhin, A.M. ; Andreeva, E.S. ; Frolov, V.L. ; Komrakov, G.P. ; Blagoveshchenskaya, N.F. ; Rietveld, M.T.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Phys., M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State Univ., Moscow, Russia

fYear

2011

fDate

13-20 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this work we report on the results of the ionospheric heating experiments, which were carried out at the Sura (Russia) and EISCAT/Heating (Norway) facilities during several heating campaigns in 2009 and 2010. We present experimental evidences for the influence of the electron density perturbations, induced by HF-heating in the midlatitude and highlatitude ionosphere, on the GNSS radio signals. Variations in the total electron content (TEC), proportional to the reduced phases of navigational signals, were studied. Examples of the identification of the heating-induced variations in TEC, including determination of the amplitudes and temporal characteristics are presented.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; HF radio propagation; atmospheric electron precipitation; ionosphere; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; AD 2009; AD 2010; EISCAT-Heating facility; GNSS radio signals; GPS-TEC variation; Norway; Russia; Sura; electron density perturbation; heating campaign; highlatitude ionosphere; ionospheric heating experiment; midlatitude ionosphere; navigational signals; powerful HF-heating; temporal characteristics; total electron content; Global Navigation Satellite Systems; Global Positioning System; Heat pumps; Heating; Ionosphere; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites;

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.2011.6051133

Filename

6051133