An Empirical Model of Ionospheric Total Electron Content Based on Tide‐Like Signature Modeling

Abstract Accurate modeling of the total electron content (TEC) benefits scientific research and practical application. In this study, the global ionospheric maps from the Center for Orbit Determination of Europe (CODE) covering the years 2000–2021 are utilized to develop an empirical model of TEC by...

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Main Authors: Haibing Ruan, Jiuhou Lei, Jianyong Lu, Fen Tang
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Published: Wiley 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023SW003564
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Fen Tang
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description Abstract Accurate modeling of the total electron content (TEC) benefits scientific research and practical application. In this study, the global ionospheric maps from the Center for Orbit Determination of Europe (CODE) covering the years 2000–2021 are utilized to develop an empirical model of TEC by superposing the tide‐like components in the ionosphere. The tide‐like components, including the migrating and non‐migrating ones, are first derived from the daily CODE TEC data. Then, the sine and cosine components of a tide‐like signature are separately decomposed into the basic modes as a function of the modified inclination latitude with the principle component analysis, and the temporal evolution is regressed to the solar radiation dependence and interannual variation. As such, the climatological behavior of tidal amplitudes and phases could be well parameterized, and the developed model is capable of reproducing the global TEC patterns. The modeled TEC agrees well with the CODE input data with zero systematic error and a low root mean square error of 3.849 TECu, demonstrating a good model performance. This developed model, associated with the parametric tide‐like signatures, could serve as a background for future investigations of the ionospheric responses to the forcing from below or above.
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spelling doaj-art-aab1ead08ffe43ecbeeedecb871fd00e2025-01-14T16:30:45ZengWileySpace Weather1542-73902023-12-012112n/an/a10.1029/2023SW003564An Empirical Model of Ionospheric Total Electron Content Based on Tide‐Like Signature ModelingHaibing Ruan0Jiuhou Lei1Jianyong Lu2Fen Tang3Institute of Space Weather Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Nanjing ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment University of Science and Technology of China Hefei ChinaInstitute of Space Weather Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Nanjing ChinaCollege of Information and Communication National University of Defense Technology Wuhan ChinaAbstract Accurate modeling of the total electron content (TEC) benefits scientific research and practical application. In this study, the global ionospheric maps from the Center for Orbit Determination of Europe (CODE) covering the years 2000–2021 are utilized to develop an empirical model of TEC by superposing the tide‐like components in the ionosphere. The tide‐like components, including the migrating and non‐migrating ones, are first derived from the daily CODE TEC data. Then, the sine and cosine components of a tide‐like signature are separately decomposed into the basic modes as a function of the modified inclination latitude with the principle component analysis, and the temporal evolution is regressed to the solar radiation dependence and interannual variation. As such, the climatological behavior of tidal amplitudes and phases could be well parameterized, and the developed model is capable of reproducing the global TEC patterns. The modeled TEC agrees well with the CODE input data with zero systematic error and a low root mean square error of 3.849 TECu, demonstrating a good model performance. This developed model, associated with the parametric tide‐like signatures, could serve as a background for future investigations of the ionospheric responses to the forcing from below or above.https://doi.org/10.1029/2023SW003564empirical modeltide‐like signatureionosphereclimatological behavior
spellingShingle Haibing Ruan
Jiuhou Lei
Jianyong Lu
Fen Tang
An Empirical Model of Ionospheric Total Electron Content Based on Tide‐Like Signature Modeling
Space Weather
empirical model
tide‐like signature
ionosphere
climatological behavior
title An Empirical Model of Ionospheric Total Electron Content Based on Tide‐Like Signature Modeling
title_full An Empirical Model of Ionospheric Total Electron Content Based on Tide‐Like Signature Modeling
title_fullStr An Empirical Model of Ionospheric Total Electron Content Based on Tide‐Like Signature Modeling
title_full_unstemmed An Empirical Model of Ionospheric Total Electron Content Based on Tide‐Like Signature Modeling
title_short An Empirical Model of Ionospheric Total Electron Content Based on Tide‐Like Signature Modeling
title_sort empirical model of ionospheric total electron content based on tide like signature modeling
topic empirical model
tide‐like signature
ionosphere
climatological behavior
url https://doi.org/10.1029/2023SW003564
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