A novel neural network model of Earth's topside ionosphere

A Smirnov, Y Shprits, F Prol, H Lühr, M Berrendorf… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The Earth's ionosphere affects the propagation of signals from the Global Navigation
Satellite Systems (GNSS). Due to the non-uniform coverage of available observations and …

Inter-calibration and statistical validation of topside ionosphere electron density observations made by cses-01 mission

A Pignalberi, M Pezzopane, I Coco, M Piersanti… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES-01) provides in situ electron density (N
e) observations through Langmuir probes (LPs) in the topside ionosphere since February …

Statistical models of the variability of plasma in the topside ionosphere: 2. Performance assessment

L Spogli, Y Jin, J Urbář, AG Wood… - Journal of Space …, 2024 - swsc-journal.org
Statistical models of the variability of plasma in the topside ionosphere based on the Swarm
data have been developed in the “Swarm Variability of Ionospheric Plasma”(Swarm-VIP) …

The potential of LEO-PNT mega-constellations for Ionospheric 3-D imaging: a Simulation Study

FS Prol, A Smirnov, S Kaasalainen… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rapid increase of the number of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites brings up the possibility
of LEO satellite missions transmitting dedicated signals for positioning, navigation, and …

Investigation of the topside ionosphere over Cyprus and Russia using Swarm data

H Haralambous, KS Paul, AK Singh, T Gulyaeva - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Using the topside electron density (Ne) measurements recorded over Cyprus and Russia,
we investigate the latitudinal variation in the topside electron density during the interval …

Latitudinal four-peak structure of the nighttime F region ionosphere: Possible contribution of the neutral wind

X Chao, R Xinyi, H Yuyang, J Guoying, H Kun… - Reviews of Geophysics …, 2024 - sjdz.org.cn
In this study, we provide a detailed analysis of the latitudinal four-peak structure of the F
region electron density observed by the Swarm B satellite during the night of January 31 …

Topside ionosphere sounding from the CHAMP, GRACE, and GRACE-FO missions

L Schreiter, C Stolle, J Rauberg, G Kervalishvili… - Radio …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) are essential for sounding the topside ionosphere. In this
work, we present and validate a data set of Total Electron Content (TEC) and in situ electron …

Validation of Swarm Langmuir probes by incoherent scatter radars at high latitudes

H Fast, A Koustov, R Gillies - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electron density measured at high latitudes by the Swarm satellites was compared with
measurements by the incoherent scatter radars at Resolute Bay and Poker Flat. Overall, the …

[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 …

Effects of Alpha Particle Fraction on Kinetic Plasma Turbulence

QY Xiong, TN Parashar, SY Huang… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Solar activities have an extraordinary impact on interplanetary space, enriching the plasma
dynamics including turbulent heating of various species. The small fraction of alpha particles …