• 제목/요약/키워드: Ionosphere

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SUPERDARN과 GREENLAND 자력계를 이용한 전리층 전기전도도의 추정 (ESTIMATION OF IONOSPHERIC CONDUCTIVITY BASED ON THE MEASUREMENTS BY SUPERDARN HF RADARS AND GREENLAND MAGNETOMETERS)

  • 이은아;안병호;이유
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.141-150
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    • 2002
  • 전리층은 우주환경의 변화에 매우 중요한 역할을 하고 있다. 특히 전기전도도 분포에 관한 정보는 자기권-전리층 상호작용을 이해하는데 필수적이다. 이러한 요구에 부응해서 전기전도도를 구하려는 다양한 시도가 있었다. 본 연구에서는 SuperDARN(Super Dual Auroral Radar Network) 레이더망 중 Goose Bay 및 Stokkseyri 레이더에서 관측한 전기장과 Greenland의 서부해안에 설치된 지자기 관측소에서 동시에 얻은 지상 지자기 기록을 이용하여 전기전도도를 추정하였다. 또한 전리층을 흐르는 전류를 무한판상으로 가정하고 Biot-Savart 및 Ohm의 법칙을 적용하여 Hall 및 Pedersen 전기전도도를 추정하였다. 예상한대로 Hall 전기전도도는 오로라 제트전류대의 중심을 따라 상당히 강화됨을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 Pedersen 전기전도도는 광범위한 지역에 서 음의 값이 나타났다. 이러한 문제를 보완하기 위해서 지자기 변화 성분인 ${\Delta}D$에 연자기력선 전류의 효과를 고려하였다. 그 결과 이전에 음으로 나타난 지역이 상당히 감소되었다. 따라서 지상 지자기 변화 자료와 레이더에서 관측된 전기장을 이용해서 전기전도도를 구하는 경우 연자기력선 전류의 효과를 고려해야 한다.

GPS의 P 코드를 이용한 이온층의 총전자수 측정 (THE MEASUREMENT OF THE IONOSPHERIC TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT USING P-CODE OF GPS)

  • 서윤경;박필호;박종욱;이동훈
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.71-80
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    • 1994
  • GPS를 이용하여 이온층의 총전자수를 측정하는 방법은 기존의 다른 방법에 비하여 넓은 지역에 대한 이온층의 변화를 보다 정확하게 조사할 수 있다고 알려져 있다. 이 연구에서는 GPS위성으로부터 두 개의 L-band 주파수, L1(1574.42MHz)과 L2(1227.60MHz)에 실려 전송되는 P 코드의 이온층에 의한 전파 도달 시각차이를 이용하여 각각의 위성에 대한 시선방향의 충전자수를 측정하였다. 그리고 이온층이 균질하여 평균높이가 350km라고 가정했을 때, 시선방향이 평균 높이와 교차하는 지점에서의 수직방향 총전자수로 각각 변환하여 이를 평균하는 방법을 택하였다. 국내에서는 이중주파수용 P 코드 수신기가 없는 관계로 국제 공동 GPS 관측망의 핵심 관측소 중 하나인 Taiwan의 TAIW GPS 관측소(N25도, E121.5)에서 관측된 GPS 자료를 이용하였다. 측정된 총전자수의 1일 변화 양상을 NOAA의 SOLAR-DAILY 자료 및 GPS의 이온층 보정 모델 (Klobuchar 1987)과 비교한 결과, 거의 같은 양상이 나타났다. 즉, 총전자소의 값이 낮에슨 높아지고 밤에는 낮아지는 전형적인 1일 변화 곡선을 보였다. 그리고 이 연구방법에 의한 총전자수 측정 정밀도는 SOLAR-DAILY 자료와 비교한 결과, 약 2 TEC인 것으로 추정되었다.

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Ionosphere Modeling and Estimation using Regional GPS Data

  • Yoola Hwang;Park, Kwan-Dong;Lim, Hyung-Chul;Joh, Jeong-Ho;Park, Pil-Ho
    • 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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    • 한국우주과학회 2003년도 한국우주과학회보 제12권1호
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    • pp.50-50
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    • 2003
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Detection algorithm of ionospheric delay anomaly based on multi-reference stations for ionospheric scintillation

  • Yoo, Yun-Ja;Cho, Deuk-Jae;Park, Sang-Hyun;Shin, Mi-Young
    • 한국항해항만학회지
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    • 제35권9호
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    • pp.701-706
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    • 2011
  • Radio waves including GPS signals, various TV communications, and radio broadcasting can be disturbed by a strong solar storm, which may occur due to solar flares and produce an ionospheric delay anomaly in the ionosphere according to the change of total electron content. Electron density irregularities can cause deep signal fading, frequently known as ionospheric scintillation, which can result in the positioning error using GPS signal. This paper proposes a detection algorithm for the ionosphere delay anomaly during a solar storm by using multi-reference stations. Different TEC grid which has irregular electron density was applied above one reference station. Then the ionospheric delay in zenith direction applied different TEC will show comparatively large ionospheric zenith delay due to the electron irregularity. The ionospheric slant delay applied an elevation angle at reference station was analyzed to detect the ionospheric delay anomaly that can result in positioning error. A simulation test was implemented and a proposed detection algorithm using data logged by four reference stations was applied to detect the ionospheric delay anomaly compared to a criterion.

A NON-SPHERICAL MODEL FOR THE HOT OXYGEN CORONA OF MARS

  • KIM YONG HA;SON SUJEONG;YI YU;KIM JHOON
    • 천문학회지
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.25-29
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    • 2001
  • We have constructed a non-spherical model for the hot oxygen corona of Mars by including the effects of planetary rotation and diurnal variation of the Martian ionosphere. Exospheric oxygen densities are calculated by integrating ensemble of ballistic and escaping oxygen atoms from the exobase over the entire planet. The hot oxygen atoms are produced by dissociative recombination of $O^+_2$, the major ion in the Martian ionosphere. The densities of hot oxygen atoms at the exobase are estimated from electron densities which have been measured to vary with solar zenith angle. Our model shows that the density difference of hot oxygen atoms between noon and terminator is about two orders of magnitude near the exobase, but reduces abruptly around altitudes of 2000 km due to lateral transport. The diurnal variation of hot oxygen densities remains significant up to the altitude of 10000 km. The diurnal variation of the hot oxygen corona should thus be considered when the upcoming Nozomi measurements are analyzed. The non-spherical model of the hot oxy-gen corona may contribute to building sophisticate solar wind interaction models and thus result in more accurate escaping rate of oxygens from Mars.

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Statistical study of phase reversal locations on the SC-associated preliminary impulse

  • Sung, Suk-Kyung;Kim, Khan-Hyuk;Cho, Kyung-Suk
    • 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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    • 한국우주과학회 2008년도 한국우주과학회보 제17권2호
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    • pp.30.3-30.3
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    • 2008
  • In this study, we investigate the magnetic latitude of phase reversal on the sudden commencement (SC)-associated preliminary impulse with 267 SC events using the ground magnetometer data of the IMAGE from 1997 to 2005. During SC event, geomagnetic fields are affected by various currents flowing in the magnetosphere and/or ionosphere. In particular, high-latitude geomagnetic field variations are significantly dominated by the change of SC-associated field aligned current (FAC). Until now, however, there are few studies to examine where the location of the FAC in the ionosphere is and what determines the location of the FAC. The location of the SC-associated FAC can be examined by using magnetometer data obtained from high-latitude stations distributed along the same magnetic meridian. The phase reversal locations are concentrated two regions, ~62 deg (L~4.5) and ~70 deg (L~8.5) in magnetic latitude. If FAC is a result of a mode conversion from fast mode to Alfven mode, then the FAC location could be determine by the duration time of the input energy. When we use the rise time, dT, as the input energy, there is no relationship between dT and the location where the first pulse of SC is reversed. We consider other factors such as local time and solar wind condition.

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Seasonal and solar activity variations of the Weddell Sea Anomaly observed in the TOPEX TEC measurements

  • Jee, Geon-Hwa;Burns, Alan G.;Kim, Yong-Ha;Wang, Wen-Bin
    • 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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    • 한국우주과학회 2008년도 한국우주과학회보 제17권2호
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    • pp.25.1-25.1
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    • 2008
  • The Weddell Sea Anomaly (WSA) in the ionosphere is characterized by higher plasma density at night than during the day in the region near the Weddell Sea. According to previous studies on the WSA, it is known to occur mostly in southern summer and has not been reported in other seasons. We have utilized more than 13-year TOPEX TEC measurements in order to study how the WSA varies with seasons and how it changes with solar activity. The TOPEX TEC data have been extensively utilized for the climatological study of the ionosphere due to its excellent spatial and temporal coverage. We investigate the seasonal and solar activity variations of the WSA using four seasonal cases (Mar. equinox, Jun. solstice, Sep, equinox, and Dec. solstice) and two solar activity conditions (F10.7<120 for solar minimum and F10.7>120 for solar maximum conditions) for geomagnetically quiet periods. Our analysis shows that the WSA occurs only in the southern summer hemisphere for low F10.7, as in previous studies, but the WSA occurs all of seasons except for winter when F10.7 is high: it is most prominent during the December solstice (southern summer) and still strong during both equinoxes. The WSA appears to be an extreme case of global longitudinal variations at mid- and high-latitudes.

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