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2004

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Space Weather Effects On Mid-Latitude Hf Propagation Paths: Observations And A Data-Driven D-Region Model, J. V. Eccles, R. D. Hunsucker, D. Rice, Jan Josef Sojka Jan 2004

Space Weather Effects On Mid-Latitude Hf Propagation Paths: Observations And A Data-Driven D-Region Model, J. V. Eccles, R. D. Hunsucker, D. Rice, Jan Josef Sojka

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A two-pronged study is under way to improve understanding of the D region response to space weather and its effects on HF propagation. One part, the HF Investigation of D region Ionospheric Variation Experiment (HIDIVE), is designed to obtain simultaneous, quantitative propagation and absorption data from an HF signal monitoring network along with solar X-ray flux from the NOAA GOES satellites. Observations have been made continuously since late December 2002 and include the severe disturbances of October–November 2003. GOES satellite X-ray observations and geophysical indices are assimilated into the Data-Driven D Region (DDDR) electron density model developed as the second …


Understanding Mid-Latitude Space Weather: Storm Impacts Observed At Blo On 31 March 2001, Jan Josef Sojka, D. Rice, J. V. Eccles, F. T. Berkey, P. Kintner, W. Denig Jan 2004

Understanding Mid-Latitude Space Weather: Storm Impacts Observed At Blo On 31 March 2001, Jan Josef Sojka, D. Rice, J. V. Eccles, F. T. Berkey, P. Kintner, W. Denig

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On 30 March 2001 in the late evening an auroral display was observed over the United States of America. The Bear Lake Observatory (BLO) magnetometer in Utah measured changes of 550 nT in less than 30 min. During the same period, BLO ionosonde measurements showed deep high-frequency radio wave absorption up to 7 MHz. BLO's GPS single-frequency receiver experienced geolocation errors of 20 m for over 3 hours. These storm signatures were also accompanied by L-band scintillation effects which approached an S4 value of 0.2, which is large for midlatitudes. Although such measurements have been have been made at …