Ionosphere Variability II: Advances in theory and modeling

I Tsagouri, DR Themens, A Belehaki, JS Shim… - Advances in Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to provide an overview on recent advances in ionospheric modeling
capabilities, with the emphasis in the efforts relevant to electron density variability. The …

A‐CHAIM: Near‐real‐time data assimilation of the high latitude ionosphere with a particle filter

B Reid, DR Themens, A McCaffrey… - Space …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Assimilative Canadian High Arctic Ionospheric Model (A‐CHAIM) is an
operational ionospheric data assimilation model that provides a 3D representation of the …

E‐CHAIM as a model of total electron content: Performance and diagnostics

DR Themens, B Reid, PT Jayachandran… - Space …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we assess to what extent the Empirical Canadian High Arctic Ionospheric Model (E‐
CHAIM) can reproduce the climatological variations of vertical Total Electron Content (vTEC) …

Development and validation of precipitation enhanced densities for the Empirical Canadian High Arctic Ionospheric Model

C Watson, DR Themens, PT Jayachandran - Space Weather, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Empirical Canadian High Artic Ionospheric Model (E‐CHAIM) provides the four‐
dimensional ionosphere electron density at northern high latitudes (> 50° geomagnetic …

Frequency management system (FMS) for over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) using a near-real-time ionospheric model

T Thayaparan, H Villeneuve… - … on Geoscience and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Sky-wave over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) propagates radio waves off the ionosphere to
provide long-range surveillance around the Earth's curvature. Frequency selection for high …

The limits of empirical electron density modeling: Examining the capacity of E-CHAIM and the IRI for modeling intermediate (1-to 30-day) timescales at high latitudes

DR Themens, PT Jayachandran, B Reid… - Radio …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Empirical Canadian High Arctic Ionospheric Model (E-CHAIM) is a new empirical 3-D
electron density model intended as an alternative to the use of conventional standards, such …

A statistical study of nighttime ionospheric NmF2 enhancement at middle‐to‐high latitudes in the northern hemisphere

LX Zhao, QH Zhang, T Xu, ZY Xing… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The electron density in the ionosphere usually continuously decreases during nighttime due
to the vanishing of sunlit ionization. However, it sometimes increases unexpectedly, which …

Impacts of Auroral precipitation on HF propagation: A hypothetical over‐the‐horizon radar case study

JJ Ruck, DR Themens - Space Weather, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over‐the‐horizon radar (OTHR) systems operating in the high‐frequency (HF) band (3–30
MHz) are unique in their ability to detect targets at extreme ranges, offering cost‐effective …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of the IRI-2020 topside ionosphere options through in-situ electron density observations by low-Earth-orbit satellites

A Pignalberi, D Bilitza, P Coïsson… - Advances in Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
The topside ionosphere extends from the F2-layer peak, where the electron density reaches
its absolute maximum in the ionosphere, to the overlying plasmasphere and …

Exploring ionospheric plasma density trends in the Indian equatorial crest region under varying solar activity conditions

M Rajput, PR Shreedevi, RK Choudhary… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2024 - Elsevier
Long-term trends in the evolution of ionospheric plasma at Hyderabad (17.38∘ N, 78.48∘ E;
8.52∘ N Magnetic Latitude), a near-equatorial anomaly (EIA) crest region of the Indian …