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Yin, P., Mitchell, C.N., Spencer, P.S.J. and Foster, J.C. (2004). Ionospheric electron concentration imaging using GPS over the USA during the storm of July 2000. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2004GL019899. issn: 0094-8276. |
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A new technique for ionospheric imaging is demonstrated during a severe geomagnetic storm of 15th July 2000. The three-dimensional time-dependent imaging algorithm is applied to multi-directional ground-based GPS data and yields spatial maps of electron concentration. This technique is demonstrated by showing a series of images of the mid-latitude ionosphere over the USA during the storm of July 2000. A strong uplift in the height of the F-layer is observed after 20 UT on 15th July, followed by a severe latitudinal electron concentration gradient. Independent verification of the images is provided by the ionosondes and incoherent scatter radar data. The GPS images reveal the large-scale dynamics of the ionosphere during the disturbed conditions and show the potential of geophysical imaging for storm-time ionospheric studies. |
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Keywords
Ionosphere, Ionospheric disturbances, Ionosphere, Ionospheric dynamics, Ionosphere, Instruments and techniques |
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Publisher
American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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