GPS-based water vapour variability in declining phase of solar cycle 23: A possibility coupling?

Author

Suparta, Wayan

Author_Institution

Inst. of Space Sci. (ANGKASA), Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Malaysia

fYear

2009

fDate

26-27 Oct. 2009

Firstpage

212

Lastpage

215

Abstract

Sun-Earth coupling studies can explain some physical mechanisms of how solar activity exerts their influences on weather/climate changes. Using the GPS-derived precipitable water vapour (PWV) measurements as a tool to study water vapour variability, it is fundamental to calculation of a reliable weather forecast for advancement space weather prediction and such methods provide suitable platforms for the studies of solar-climate relationship. This paper presents an analysis of the PWV variability and its responses to solar activity during the declining phase of solar cycle 23.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; Sun; atmospheric precipitation; planetary remote sensing; planetary satellites; weather forecasting; GPS; GPS-derived precipitable water vapour measurement; climate changes; global positioning system; solar activity; solar cycle 23; space weather prediction; water vapour variability; weather forecasting; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Geophysical measurements; Global Positioning System; Predictive models; Satellites; Weather forecasting; Climate; Coupling; GPS PWV; Solar activity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Space Science and Communication, 2009. IconSpace 2009. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Negeri Sembilan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4956-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4956-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICONSPACE.2009.5352636

Filename

5352636