Short-term ionospheric forecasting over Europe
Short-term ionospheric forecasting over Europe
- Author(s): M.I. Dick ; M.F. Levy ; L.R. Cander ; I. Kutiev ; P. Muhtarov
- DOI: 10.1049/cp:19990025
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- Author(s): M.I. Dick ; M.F. Levy ; L.R. Cander ; I. Kutiev ; P. Muhtarov Source: IEE National Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 1999 p. 105 – 107
- Conference: IEE National Conference on Antennas and Propagation
- DOI: 10.1049/cp:19990025
- ISBN: 0 85296 713 6
- Location: York, UK
- Conference date: 31 March-1 April 1999
- Format: PDF
An operational forecasting tool for the European region based on continuous monitoring of the ionosphere is available on the World Wide Web for interactive use (http://www.rcru.rl.ac.uk/iono/maps.htm). A network of 23 ground-based vertical incidence ionosondes provides the basic inputs for the region of interest (10°W-90°E, 30°-70°N). Measurements of foF2 and M(3000)F2 are sent by e-mail, mainly in the form of URSIGRAM messages as described in ITU-R Recommendation P.313. Data are currently updated every 24 hours, though not all ionosondes provide values over the week-ends. Forecasts and archive measurement maps of the critical frequency foF2 and the maximum usable frequency for a 3000 km range, MUF(3000)F2, are then produced for the area of interest. Comparisons between the maps derived from measured and forecast values have been conducted.
Inspec keywords: radiowave propagation; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; F-region
Subjects: Radiowave propagation; Ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; F-region; Radiowave and rocket soundings of the ionosphere
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