Parameterized Ionospheric Model: A Global Ionospheric Parameterization Based on First Principles Models

Authors

R. E. Daniell Jr.
L. D. Brown
D. N. Anderson
M. W. Fox, Boston University
P. H. Doherty, Boston College
D. T. Decker, Boston College
Jan Josef Sojka, Utah State UniversityFollow
Robert W. Schunk, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Radio Science

Volume

30

Issue

5

Publisher

American Geophysical Union

Publication Date

1995

First Page

1499

Last Page

1510

Abstract

We describe a parameterized ionospheric model (PIM), a global model of theoretical ionospheric climatology based on diurnally reproducible runs of four physics based numerical models of the ionosphere. The four numerical models, taken together, cover the E and F layers for all latitudes, longitudes, and local times. PIM consists of a semianalytic representation of diurnally reproducible runs of these models for low, moderate, and high levels of both solar and geomagnetic activity and for June and December solstice and March equinox conditions. PIM produces output in several user selectable formats including global or regional latitude/longitude grids (in either geographic or geomagnetic coordinates), a set of user specified points (which could lie along a satellite orbital path), or an altitude/azimuth/elevation grid for a user-specified location. The user selectable output variables include profile parameters (ƒ_oF₂, h_m F₂, total electron content, etc.), electron density profiles, and ion composition (O⁺, NO⁺, and O₂⁺).

Comments

Originally published by the American Geophysical Union. Note: this article appears in Radio Science.

Recommended Citation

Daniell, R. E., Jr., L. D. Brown, D. N. Anderson, M. W. Fox, P. H. Doherty, D. T. Decker, J. J. Sojka, and R. W. Schunk (1995), Parameterized ionospheric model: A global ionospheric parameterization based on first principles models, Radio Sci., 30(5), 1499–1510, doi:10.1029/95RS01826.