Space Weather: Large Scale Ionospheric Structure Using the TOPEX/POSEIDON TEC Measurements

PI计划利用TOPEX/POSEIDON数据分析电离层的空间结构和时间演变。他特别对中低纬度电离层对地磁风暴响应的TEC表现和TEC波特征感兴趣。这一数据分析程序还将为空间天气计划的其他目标准备TEC数据。这些数据为模型验证目的提供了一个极好的数据库，在没有电离层探空仪、GPS TEC或其他地面数据的大海域尤其重要。来自TOPEX/POSEIDON任务的TEC测量是验证对电离层风暴效应分布的新认识的理想数据集。

The PI plans to use TOPEX/POSEIDON data to analyze the spatial structure and temporal evolution of the ionosphere. In particular, he is interested in TEC manifestations of the response of the middle and low latitude ionosphere to geomagnetic storms and in TEC wave signatures. This data analysis procedure will also prepare TEC data for utilization in other objectives of the space weather program. The data provide an excellent database for model validation purposes, especially important over large ocean areas where ionosonde, GPS TEC, or other ground-based data are not available. TEC measurements from the TOPEX/POSEIDON mission are an ideal data set for the validation of the new understanding of ionospheric storm effect distributions.