Developing an ionospheric map for South Africa

McKinnell, Lee-Anne; Okoh, D I; Cilliers, P J

Title: Developing an ionospheric map for South Africa
Creator: McKinnell, Lee-Anne
Creator: Okoh, D I
Creator: Cilliers, P J
Date Issued: 2010
Date: 2010
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6822
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004438
Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/angeo-28-1431-2010
Description: The development of a map of the ionosphere over South Africa is presented in this paper. The International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) model, South African Bottomside Ionospheric Model (SABIM), and measurements from ionosondes in the South African Ionosonde Network, were combined within their own limitations to develop an accurate representation of the South African ionosphere. The map is essentially in the form of a computer program that shows spatial and temporal representations of the South African ionosphere for a given set of geophysical parameters. A validation of the map is attempted using a comparison of Total Electron Content (TEC) values derived from the map, from the IRI model, and from Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements. It is foreseen that the final South African ionospheric map will be implemented as a Space Weather product of the African Space Weather Regional Warning Centre.
Format: 9 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: McKinnell, Lee-Anne and Okoh, Daniel Izuikendinachi and Cilliers, P.J. (2010) Developing an ionospheric map for South Africa. Annales Geophysicae, 28 (7). pp. 1431-1439. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/angeo-28-1431-2010

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