A new 3D display format relating azimuth-scanning radar data and all-sky images

Author

Seker, Ilgin ; Swartz, Wesley E. ; Mathews, John D. ; Aponte, Nestor

Author_Institution

Geospace Phys. Lab., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

13-20 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

We combine all-sky images of 630 nm airglow with the 3D structure of electron densities in the F-region above Arecibo. The line-of-sight electron densities obtained from the two azimuth-scanning beams of Arecibo incoherent scatter radar (ISR) are plotted in cone-shaped 3D visualizations along with horizontal projections of 630 nm airglow images. Displays of data in this new format from a night with ionospheric plasma irregularities demonstrate the improved perspective of the new format in revealing the 3D structure and evolution of the ionospheric plasma features over that provided by separate 2D plots in latitude and longitude for the all-sky airglow images and in height and time for the ISR electron densities.

Keywords

F-region; electron density; ionospheric measuring apparatus; ionospheric techniques; 3D display format; 3D visualization; Arecibo incoherent scatter radar; F-region; all sky images; azimuth scanning radar data; electron density; ionospheric plasma irregularity; wavelength 630 nm; Azimuth; Educational institutions; Feeds; Plasmas; Radar imaging; Three dimensional displays;

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.2011.6050983

Filename

6050983