ARTIST tape output formats
Abstract
The format of the ARTIST data and raw data records written to magnetic tape are described. The contents of each record type are fully explained making possible an unpacking of the data for subsequent analysis. A new generation of modern ionosondes is now being deployed world wide. These are the University of Lowell Center for Atmospheric Research (ULCAR) Digisonde 256 and AN/FMQ-12 DISS systems. The Digisonde 256 network will provide a consistent data set of ionospheric parameters that are automatically scaled in real time. The automated stations output the standard ionospheric parameters, the h'N(f) traces with amplitudes and Doppler frequencies, and the electron density profiles. There are currently 32 systems in operation or are close to being installed. The global station distribution is very uneven, the majority of sites lying in the northern hemisphere, and there are no equatorial stations. Nevertheless this network provides an extensive data base of ionospheric parameters in digital form, making it easy to process and analyze the data in terms of average diurnal variations, storms, and irregularities. This data base will be invaluable for the testing of global ionosphere models.
- Publication:
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Unknown
- Pub Date:
- July 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990atof.book.....T
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Models;
- Earth Ionosphere;
- Equatorial Atmosphere;
- Format;
- Ionosondes;
- Magnetic Tapes;
- Northern Hemisphere;
- Storms;
- Data Bases;
- Data Processing;
- Diurnal Variations;
- Doppler Effect;
- Electron Density Profiles;
- Frequency Distribution;
- Irregularities;
- Real Time Operation;
- Geophysics