Global and Seasonal Scintillation Morphology in the Equatorial Region Derived from ROCSAT-1 In-situ Data

The global/seasonal distributions of the scintillation occurrence rate are obtained from the in-situ density measurement of the ROCSAT-1 using a modified procedure reported by Wernik et al. (2007). A least-squares curve fitting in the optimal trust region is used to obtain the spectral slope for the...

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Main Authors: Yen-Hung Liu, Chao-Han Liu, Shin-Yi Su
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2012-01-01
Series:Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
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description The global/seasonal distributions of the scintillation occurrence rate are obtained from the in-situ density measurement of the ROCSAT-1 using a modified procedure reported by Wernik et al. (2007). A least-squares curve fitting in the optimal trust region is used to obtain the spectral slope for the density irregularity structure and the outer scale of the scintillation. The distribution of the S4 index for the weak scintillation (S4 < 0.3) is almost identical to that of the equatorial irregularity distribution reported in the literature. However, as the scintillation becomes stronger (0.3 < S4 < 0.6), the latitudinal distribution moves to the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) region. In addition, the distributions of the outer scale values that are useful for the study of the physical evolution of the irregularity structure are also obtained. The occurrence distribution of scintillation activity with several parameters such as dip-latitude, longitude, local time, solar activity, and geomagnetic activity during different seasons are presented and discussed in this paper.
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spelling doaj.art-01f163bae01c4867a505a1f554c138f42022-12-22T02:10:00ZengSpringerTerrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences1017-08392311-76802012-01-0123109510.3319/TAO.2011.06.30.01(AA)1054Global and Seasonal Scintillation Morphology in the Equatorial Region Derived from ROCSAT-1 In-situ DataYen-Hung LiuChao-Han LiuShin-Yi SuThe global/seasonal distributions of the scintillation occurrence rate are obtained from the in-situ density measurement of the ROCSAT-1 using a modified procedure reported by Wernik et al. (2007). A least-squares curve fitting in the optimal trust region is used to obtain the spectral slope for the density irregularity structure and the outer scale of the scintillation. The distribution of the S4 index for the weak scintillation (S4 < 0.3) is almost identical to that of the equatorial irregularity distribution reported in the literature. However, as the scintillation becomes stronger (0.3 < S4 < 0.6), the latitudinal distribution moves to the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) region. In addition, the distributions of the outer scale values that are useful for the study of the physical evolution of the irregularity structure are also obtained. The occurrence distribution of scintillation activity with several parameters such as dip-latitude, longitude, local time, solar activity, and geomagnetic activity during different seasons are presented and discussed in this paper. http://tao.cgu.org.tw/images/attachments/v231p095.pdf Equatorial irregularitiesScintillationsOuter scale and S4-index
spellingShingle Yen-Hung Liu
Chao-Han Liu
Shin-Yi Su
Global and Seasonal Scintillation Morphology in the Equatorial Region Derived from ROCSAT-1 In-situ Data
Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Equatorial irregularities
Scintillations
Outer scale and S4-index
title Global and Seasonal Scintillation Morphology in the Equatorial Region Derived from ROCSAT-1 In-situ Data
title_full Global and Seasonal Scintillation Morphology in the Equatorial Region Derived from ROCSAT-1 In-situ Data
title_fullStr Global and Seasonal Scintillation Morphology in the Equatorial Region Derived from ROCSAT-1 In-situ Data
title_full_unstemmed Global and Seasonal Scintillation Morphology in the Equatorial Region Derived from ROCSAT-1 In-situ Data
title_short Global and Seasonal Scintillation Morphology in the Equatorial Region Derived from ROCSAT-1 In-situ Data
title_sort global and seasonal scintillation morphology in the equatorial region derived from rocsat 1 in situ data
topic Equatorial irregularities
Scintillations
Outer scale and S4-index
url http://tao.cgu.org.tw/images/attachments/v231p095.pdf
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