scholarly journals Climatology of GPS signal loss observed by Swarm satellites

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 679-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Xiong ◽  
Claudia Stolle ◽  
Jaeheung Park
Keyword(s):  
High Latitude ◽  
Ionospheric Plasma ◽  
Ionospheric Irregularities ◽  
Signal Loss ◽  
Radio Science ◽  
Plasma Irregularities ◽  
Gps Satellites ◽  
Swarm Satellites ◽  
Low Latitudes ◽  
December Solstice

Abstract. By using 3-year global positioning system (GPS) measurements from December 2013 to November 2016, we provide in this study a detailed survey on the climatology of the GPS signal loss of Swarm onboard receivers. Our results show that the GPS signal losses prefer to occur at both low latitudes between ±5 and ±20∘ magnetic latitude (MLAT) and high latitudes above 60∘ MLAT in both hemispheres. These events at all latitudes are observed mainly during equinoxes and December solstice months, while totally absent during June solstice months. At low latitudes the GPS signal losses are caused by the equatorial plasma irregularities shortly after sunset, and at high latitude they are also highly related to the large density gradients associated with ionospheric irregularities. Additionally, the high-latitude events are more often observed in the Southern Hemisphere, occurring mainly at the cusp region and along nightside auroral latitudes. The signal losses mainly happen for those GPS rays with elevation angles less than 20∘, and more commonly occur when the line of sight between GPS and Swarm satellites is aligned with the shell structure of plasma irregularities. Our results also confirm that the capability of the Swarm receiver has been improved after the bandwidth of the phase-locked loop (PLL) widened, but the updates cannot radically avoid the interruption in tracking GPS satellites caused by the ionospheric plasma irregularities. Additionally, after the PLL bandwidth increased larger than 0.5 Hz, some unexpected signal losses are observed even at middle latitudes, which are not related to the ionospheric plasma irregularities. Our results suggest that rather than 1.0 Hz, a PLL bandwidth of 0.5 Hz is a more suitable value for the Swarm receiver. Keywords. Ionosphere (equatorial ionosphere; ionospheric irregularities) – radio science (radio wave propagation)

scholarly journals Ionospheric plasma irregularities studied with Swarm satellites

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 01009
Author(s):  
Wojciech J. Miloch ◽  
Yaqi Jin ◽  
Chao Xiong ◽  
Guram Kervalishvili ◽  
Andres Spicher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionospheric Plasma ◽  
Ionospheric Irregularities ◽  
Global Studies ◽  
Gps Receiver ◽  
Magnetic Field Data ◽  
Plasma Irregularities ◽  
Swarm Satellites ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
Level 2

To study and characterise the ionospheric plasma irregularities at all latitudes, one can employ in-situ measurements by satellites in polar orbits, such as the European Space Agency’s Swarm mission. Based on the Swarm data, we have developed the Ionospheric Plasma IRregularities (IPIR) product for a global characterisation of ionospheric irregularities along the satellite track at all latitudes. This new Level-2 data product combines complementary datasets from the Swarm satellites: the electron density from the electric field instrument, the GPS data from the onboard GPS receiver, and the magnetic field data from the onboard magnetometers. This can be used as a new tool for global studies of ionospheric irregularities and turbulence.

Diffusion spreading of middle-latitude ionospheric plasma irregularities

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 617-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Blaunstein
Keyword(s):  
Ionospheric Plasma ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Middle Latitude ◽  
Approximate Model ◽  
Ionospheric Irregularities ◽  
Radio Waves ◽  
Plasma Irregularities ◽  
Relaxation Effects ◽  
Artificial Heating ◽  
Actual Height

Abstract. In contrast to the way that the spreading of irregularities in a plasma is usually considered, the diffusion spreading of irregularities stretched along the geomagnetic field B is examined using a three-dimensional rigorous numerical model of quasi-neutral diffusion in the presence of a magnetic field, in conjunction with the actual height variations of the diffusion and conductivity tensors in the ionosphere. A comparison with the earlier constructed approximate model of unipolar diffusion was made. As in the previous case, the same peculiarities of irregularity spreading in the inhomogeneous background ionospheric plasma were observed. The accuracy of the approximate model for describing the process of spreading of anisotropic ionospheric irregularities is established. Time relaxation effects of real heating-induced ionospheric irregularities on their scale transverse to B are presented using the approximate analytical model for the case of a quasi-homogeneous ionospheric plasma. The calculated results have a vivid physical meaning and can be directly compared with experimental data on the radiophysical observations of artificial heating-induced irregularities created by powerful radio waves in the ionosphere.

scholarly journals Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities Based on In Situ Measurements From the Swarm Satellites

2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaqi Jin ◽  
Chao Xiong ◽  
Lasse Clausen ◽  
Andres Spicher ◽  
Daria Kotova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionospheric Plasma ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Plasma Irregularities ◽  
Swarm Satellites

The next generation of IGS ROTI Maps: an extension toward global coverage

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Krankowski ◽  
Iurii Cherniak ◽  
Irina Zakharenkova ◽  
Adam Fron ◽  
Kacper Kotulak
Keyword(s):  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
Space Weather ◽  
Ionospheric Irregularities ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Dual Frequency ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Plasma Irregularities ◽  
Low Latitudes ◽  
Global Coverage

<p>The International GNSS Service (IGS) has accepted for official release a new ionospheric product for specification of ionospheric irregularities occurrence and intensity over the Northern Hemisphere as derived from multi-site ground-based GPS observations. Initially, we focused on the Northern Hemisphere auroral and midlatitude regions because of the highest concentration of the GNSS users and user supporting permanent networks located within the American, European, and Asian sectors. The IGS ROTI maps product is routinely generated by multi-step processing of carrier phase delays in dual-frequency GPS signals and transferred to the IGS CDDIS database. Now, ROTI maps allow regular monitoring of ionospheric irregularities over the Northern Hemisphere and provide information about past events when strong ionospheric irregularities developed here.</p><p>Obviously, the plasma irregularities that occur at high, middle, and low latitudes have different physical mechanisms of their origin and development. For study of the climatological features of ionospheric irregularities occurrence, investigation of the ionospheric responses for Space Weather drivers, processes derived from below, this actual ROTI Map product is required to cover low latitudes and the Southern hemisphere polar and midlatitudes.</p><p>During last decade, numerous ground-based permanent receivers were deployed within the global and regional networks and these observations are publicly available. These data can support our activity toward extending the current IGS ROTI maps product for a global coverage. In this paper, we present initial results of ROTI maps product performance to characterize ionospheric irregularities exited by different types of geophysical processes and space weather events. The next generation of the IGS ROTI maps product can be a valuable tool for global ionospheric irregularities monitoring and retrospective analysis of plasma irregularities impact on the GNSS positioning in the “worst case scenario” domain.</p><p>The research is supported by the National Science Centre, Poland, through grants 2017/25/B/ST10/00479 and 2017/27/B/ST10/02190 and <strong>t</strong>he National Centre for Research and Development, Poland, through grant DWM/PL-CHN/97/2019</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Keywords: GPS, ionosphere, ionospheric irregularities, ROTI, IGS</p>

scholarly journals Ionospheric Plasma IRregularities - IPIR - data product based on data from the Swarm satellites

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaqi Jin ◽  
Daria Sergeevna Kotova ◽  
Chao Xiong ◽  
Steffen Mattias Brask ◽  
Lasse Boy Novock Clausen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionospheric Plasma ◽  
Plasma Irregularities ◽  
Data Product ◽  
Swarm Satellites

scholarly journals Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities Characterized by the Swarm Satellites: Statistics at High Latitudes

2019 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 1262-1282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaqi Jin ◽  
Andres Spicher ◽  
Chao Xiong ◽  
Lasse B. N. Clausen ◽  
Guram Kervalishvili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionospheric Plasma ◽  
High Latitudes ◽  
Plasma Irregularities ◽  
Swarm Satellites

scholarly journals Ionosonde Observations of Spread F and Spread Es at Low and Middle Latitudes during the Recovery Phase of the 7–9 September 2017 Geomagnetic Storm

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1010
Author(s):  
Lehui Wei ◽  
Chunhua Jiang ◽  
Yaogai Hu ◽  
Ercha Aa ◽  
Wengeng Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geomagnetic Storm ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Satellite System ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Ionospheric Irregularities ◽  
Middle Latitudes ◽  
Multiple Observations ◽  
Swarm Satellites ◽  
Spread F ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite

This study presents observations of nighttime spread F/ionospheric irregularities and spread Es at low and middle latitudes in the South East Asia longitude of China sectors during the recovery phase of the 7–9 September 2017 geomagnetic storm. In this study, multiple observations, including a chain of three ionosondes located about the longitude of 100°E, Swarm satellites, and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) ROTI maps, were used to study the development process and evolution characteristics of the nighttime spread F/ionospheric irregularities at low and middle latitudes. Interestingly, spread F and intense spread Es were simultaneously observed by three ionosondes during the recovery phase. Moreover, associated ionospheric irregularities could be observed by Swarm satellites and ground-based GNSS ionospheric TEC. Nighttime spread F and spread Es at low and middle latitudes might be due to multiple off-vertical reflection echoes from the large-scale tilts in the bottom ionosphere. In addition, we found that the periods of the disturbance ionosphere are ~1 h at ZHY station, ~1.5 h at LSH station and ~1 h at PUR station, respectively. It suggested that the large-scale tilts in the bottom ionosphere might be produced by LSTIDs (Large scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances), which might be induced by the high-latitude energy inputs during the recovery phase of this storm. Furthermore, the associated ionospheric irregularities observed by satellites and ground-based GNSS receivers might be caused by the local electric field induced by LSTIDs.

scholarly journals Managing flowering time in Miscanthus and sugarcane to facilitate intra- and intergeneric crosses

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0240390
Author(s):  
Hongxu Dong ◽  
Lindsay V. Clark ◽  
Xiaoli Jin ◽  
Kossonou Anzoua ◽  
Larisa Bagmet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flowering Time ◽  
High Latitude ◽  
Floral Induction ◽  
Day Treatment ◽  
Day Length ◽  
Close Relative ◽  
Short Day ◽  
Culm Length ◽  
Low Latitudes ◽  
Short Days

Miscanthus is a close relative of Saccharum and a potentially valuable genetic resource for improving sugarcane. Differences in flowering time within and between Miscanthus and Saccharum hinders intra- and interspecific hybridizations. A series of greenhouse experiments were conducted over three years to determine how to synchronize flowering time of Saccharum and Miscanthus genotypes. We found that day length was an important factor influencing when Miscanthus and Saccharum flowered. Sugarcane could be induced to flower in a central Illinois greenhouse using supplemental lighting to reduce the rate at which days shortened during the autumn and winter to 1 min d-1, which allowed us to synchronize the flowering of some sugarcane genotypes with Miscanthus genotypes primarily from low latitudes. In a complementary growth chamber experiment, we evaluated 33 Miscanthus genotypes, including 28 M. sinensis, 2 M. floridulus, and 3 M. ×giganteus collected from 20.9° S to 44.9° N for response to three day lengths (10 h, 12.5 h, and 15 h). High latitude-adapted M. sinensis flowered mainly under 15 h days, but unexpectedly, short days resulted in short, stocky plants that did not flower; in some cases, flag leaves developed under short days but heading did not occur. In contrast, for M. sinensis and M. floridulus from low latitudes, shorter day lengths typically resulted in earlier flowering, and for some low latitude genotypes, 15 h days resulted in no flowering. However, the highest ratio of reproductive shoots to total number of culms was typically observed for 12.5 h or 15 h days. Latitude of origin was significantly associated with culm length, and the shorter the days, the stronger the relationship. Nearly all entries achieved maximal culm length under the 15 h treatment, but the nearer to the equator an accession originated, the less of a difference in culm length between the short-day treatments and the 15 h day treatment. Under short days, short culms for high-latitude accessions was achieved by different physiological mechanisms for M. sinensis genetic groups from the mainland in comparison to those from Japan; for mainland accessions, the mechanism was reduced internode length, whereas for Japanese accessions the phyllochron under short days was greater than under long days. Thus, for M. sinensis, short days typically hastened floral induction, consistent with the expectations for a facultative short-day plant. However, for high latitude accessions of M. sinensis, days less than 12.5 h also signaled that plants should prepare for winter by producing many short culms with limited elongation and development; moreover, this response was also epistatic to flowering. Thus, to flower M. sinensis that originates from high latitudes synchronously with sugarcane, the former needs day lengths >12.5 h (perhaps as high as 15 h), whereas that the latter needs day lengths <12.5 h.

scholarly journals Obliquity forcing of low-latitude climate

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. C. Bosmans ◽  
F. J. Hilgen ◽  
E. Tuenter ◽  
L. J. Lourens
Keyword(s):  
High Latitude ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Global Climate Model ◽  
Rotational Axis ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Low Latitudes ◽  
Paleoclimate Records ◽  
Induced Changes ◽  
The Tropics

Abstract. The influence of obliquity, the tilt of the Earth's rotational axis, on incoming solar radiation at low latitudes is small, yet many tropical and subtropical paleoclimate records reveal a clear obliquity signal. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain this signal, such as the remote influence of high-latitude glacials, the remote effect of insolation changes at mid- to high latitudes independent of glacial cyclicity, shifts in the latitudinal extent of the tropics, and changes in latitudinal insolation gradients. Using a sophisticated coupled ocean–atmosphere global climate model, EC-Earth, without dynamical ice sheets, we performed two experiments of obliquity extremes. Our results show that obliquity-induced changes in tropical climate can occur without high-latitude ice sheet fluctuations. Furthermore, the tropical circulation changes are consistent with obliquity-induced changes in the cross-equatorial insolation gradient, implying that this gradient may be used to explain obliquity signals in low-latitude paleoclimate records instead of the classic 65° N summer insolation curve.

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