Class
Article
College
College of Science
Department
English Department
Faculty Mentor
Jan Sojka
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
The ionosphere is a part of the Earth’s atmosphere that stretches from 80 – 600 kilometers. Gases in this area are ionized which creates a range of free electrons that make up the plasma of the ionosphere. Integrating the electron density along a line between two points will give you the Total Electron Content (TEC), which is responsible for signal delays between satellites in orbit and their GPS receivers on the surface. Using this delay, the TEC in a specific region can be calculated which helps in GPS error analysis. During the earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011, there was allegedly a noticeable jump in the TEC over the region where the earthquake originated. This experiment will collect and compile TEC data from various locations to prove that this jump occurred and how useful it might be.
Location
Logan, UT
Start Date
4-7-2022 12:00 AM
Included in
Giant Earthquakes' Effects on the Ionosphere
Logan, UT
The ionosphere is a part of the Earth’s atmosphere that stretches from 80 – 600 kilometers. Gases in this area are ionized which creates a range of free electrons that make up the plasma of the ionosphere. Integrating the electron density along a line between two points will give you the Total Electron Content (TEC), which is responsible for signal delays between satellites in orbit and their GPS receivers on the surface. Using this delay, the TEC in a specific region can be calculated which helps in GPS error analysis. During the earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011, there was allegedly a noticeable jump in the TEC over the region where the earthquake originated. This experiment will collect and compile TEC data from various locations to prove that this jump occurred and how useful it might be.