Tomographic reconstruction of the low-latitude nighttime electron density using FORMOSAT-3/COMSIC radio occultation and UV photometer data

Kenneth F. Dymond, Scott A. Budzien, Damien H. Chua, Clayton Coker, Jann Yenq Liu

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

18 Scopus citations

Abstract

The Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC) is a constellation of six microsatellites that was launched into low-Earth orbit on 14 April 2006. Each FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC satellite contains a GPS Occultation Experiment (GOX) GPS receiver and a Tiny Ionospheric Photometer (TIP). which measure the ionosphere. In previous papers of Dymond and Thomas (2001) and Dymond et al. (2000). an algorithm for tomographically inverting GPS occultation and UV radiometer measurements has been presented. We apply this algorithm to the inversion of recently acquired FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC data and present the results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)215-226
Number of pages12
JournalTerrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2009

Keywords

  • Appelton anomaly
  • FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC
  • Ionosphere
  • Tomography

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Tomographic reconstruction of the low-latitude nighttime electron density using FORMOSAT-3/COMSIC radio occultation and UV photometer data'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this