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State of the ArtState of the Art
WP2
Christer Jurén
Maria Winnebäck
Swedish Institute of Space Physics
October 26th 2004
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Summary Report
• Overview of the work completed/launched• Resources employed• Departures from the work schedule• Plans for the next phase
Comments: This presentation is for the collection phase.Text marked in red is supposed to be omitted from
the final report.
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Overview of the work completed/launchedOverview of the work completed/launched• Studied different types of Ionosondes, raw data and raw data formats• Studied different types of Ionospheric models;
- IRI- SIRM- SIRMUP- Models from ”Fusion numerics”
• Compared the different concepts of the Ionosondes relevant to DIAS• Visited and studied three Digisondes stations• Created an overview of organizations in USA, Australia and Japan• Started to look at organizations in India, China and Russia• Tested educations regarding general Ionospheric physics and specific handling of data to be
used in DIAS• First version of State of the Art report• Two use cases with one scenario each
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Resources employedResources employed
IRF• Six working months for programmer• Three working month for scientist• One laptop with digital radio purchased• Two visits to RAL for discussions of general knowledge contained in COST271 and
discussions about the WP2• Attended two meetings about DIAS
OtherAnna Belehaki, National Observatory of Athens, General IPS information IPS’s HF…
Ljiljana Cander, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Information about sounding in China
Jens Mielich, Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsIwona Stanislawska, Space Research Center Warsaw
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Departures from the work scheduleDepartures from the work schedule
• Collection of requested information has been minimized in favour of studies of general Ionospheric physics useful for DIAS
• The task collection of information will be prolonged until October 2004, but the compilation of information started according to schedule and will run in parallel.
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Plans for the next phasePlans for the next phase
• Make a travel to USA in connection with IRF’s plan for a suitable Ionosonde, which hopefully will be a modern Dynasonde, which will produce compatible results with the Digisondes in Europe.
• State of the Art report.
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State of the Art SummaryActivities similar to DIAS outside Europe (Activities and Other Products) Organizations involved in the generation of digital information Techniques used by these organizations to generate the digital content Raw data Products Products delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community Data Types of Ionospheric parameters Resolution, availability of real-time and historical data Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of Ionospheric parameters Added value products Maps, forecasts and alerts Resolution, availability of real-time and historical data Interactive and static added value products Techniques used by these organizations to generate the digital content Platforms to deliver data Education of user regarding the need of this type of products for operational applicationsCurrent situation in EuropeAppendix: Differences between Digisondes, Dynasondes and Classical Ionosondes (not yet included)
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Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeActivities similar to DIAS outside Europe
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Activities similar to DIAS outside Europe
Activities on the Internet
Archived values in ASCII, XML, Matlab, IIWG, SAO -format and graphical representation of the main Ionospheric parameters.
Plots of ionospheric standard parameters for one or several days.
Ionospheric maps of specific geographic areas in hourly resolution based on direct measurements.
Ionospheric maps of specific geographic areas in hourly resolution based on long term models.
Real-time and historical Ionospheric data in gif, png and mpeg-movie format.
Real-time and historical Ionospheric data interactive; 3D representation.
POLAN results.
Numerically scale ionograms and get the scaled parameters sent back by email.
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Activities similar to DIAS outside Europe
Activities on the Internet (continue)
Forecasts of ionospheric disturbances on solar observations and geomagnetic predictions.
HF information for Europe, North America, Australasia and Asia.
Ionospheric maps of foF2 and TEC (Total Electron Content).
Estimates for the T-Index (Transmission Index),
HAP (Hourly Area Predictions) charts and predictions.
HF-conditions (Ionospheric summary and forecasts, MUF (Maximum Usable Frequency) reports).
HF frequency predictions and warnings.
Alerts and warnings via SMS, email, fax or pager.
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Activities similar to DIAS outside Europe
Other ProductsWorld Data CentreIonospheric Digital Database, 1994 CD-ROM
Two disc set containing 40,000 station-months of digitized vertical incidence parameters from 130 worldwide sites for the period from 1957 through 1990. Includes custom-designed access and
display software (Price: $205).IPSTwo pieces of IPS Software are available to order:
ASAPS (Advanced Stand Alone Prediction System) predicts sky wavy communication conditions in the HF or VHF radio spectrum of Short Wave band (1 to 45 MHz). It is based on an ionospheric model developed by IPS. Sale price is set to $375 AUD, or $275 USD, or €240.GWPS is a program for estimating Ground Wave Range values under specified ground and
operation conditions. It is a stand-alone program that runs on any DOS system with graphics capability. Both are available for sale, priced differently according to geographical location. It costs $54 AUD, or $35 USD, or €34.
IPS Training material available to order:ASAPS training courser, on the different prediction types and navigating within ASAPS. The course is 1-day long and costs $150AUD.HF Radio course, on HF Radio Propagation. The course is 1-day long and costs $190AUD per person.HF Radio Manual is a complete introduction to the ionosphere, HF radio propagation and solar terrestrial activity. It costs between $25 and $30 AUD worldwide.
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Organizations involved in the generation of Organizations involved in the generation of digital informationdigital information
Activities similar to DIAS outside Europe
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All over the worldAll over the world (continue)
WDC, World Data CentreWDC, World Data Centre http://www.http://www.ngdcngdc..noaanoaa..govgov//wdcwdc//
Created to archive and distribute data collected from the observational programs of the
1957-1958 International Geophysical Year.
52 Centers in 12 countries world wide.
Its holdings include a wide range of solar, geophysical, environmental and human dimensions data.
In general, WDCs do not provide operational services such as short-term forecasting or real-time reporting of geophysical or environmental conditions (e.g., of geomagnetic disturbances).
WDCs are funded and maintained by their host countries on behalf of the international science community. They accept data from national and international scientific or monitoring programs as resources permit. All data held in WDCs are available for no more than the cost of copying and sending the requested information.
WDC Ionosphere is in Tokyo.
Activities similar to DIAS outside Europe Organizations involved in the generation of digital information
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AustraliaAustralia
• IPS (Ionospheric Prediction Service) http://www.ips.gov.au
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
Who is IPS?IPS acts as the Australian Space Weather Agency, providing the Australian national radio propagation and space weather services. Systems and technologies affected by space weather, and supported by IPS, include:
HF radio systems, such as communications and surveillance systems;•Geophysical exploration, power systems protection and the cathodic protection of long distance pipelines; •Satellite and spacecraft operations
Support is also provided for international and domestic research into the space environment. IPS operates an extensive network of monitoring stations and observatories within the Australasian region and in Antarctica to gather information on the space environment in support of our customers' operations. IPS also exchanges this information with similar organisations world wide.
Information from the IPS website is open to the public.
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AustraliaAustralia (continue)
• SPIDR (Space Physics Interactive Data Resources) http://spidr2.ips.gov.au/spidr
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
The Space Physics Interactive Data Resource (SPIDR) is designed to allow a solar terrestrial physics customer to intelligently access and manage historical space physics data for integration with environment models and space weather forecasts. SPIDR is a distributed network of synchronous databases and 100% Java middle-ware servers accessed via the World Wide Web. By enabling easy data mirroring and eliminating the network bottlenecks associated with transcontinental links, the distributed system architecture is a key factor for low latency in multimedia data visualization and fast data delivery. The key concepts in the SPIDR architecture are the data basket (a collection of different space weather parameters selected from different databases for the same time interval) and space weather event. The data basket allows the user to manipulate and deliver the data in various standard formats for easy integration into existing tools. The "event" system is designed to allow the user to specify desired spatial, temporal, and parameter conditions in fuzzy linguistic and/or numeric terms and then to mine the archives and receive a ranked list of space weather events best matching the desired conditions in the historical archive. Once an event is discovered or identified, the client can request dynamical temporal and spatial visualization using a set of communicating Java applets, browse the archive of Sun and Earth satellite images, and request delivery of the data formatted for inclusion in model runs.
Each SPIDR node has a database management interface, which allows data updates performed either by a local user or by another SPIDR server from the Net. The servers communicate with each other for scheduled mirroring of the data and software.
The space weather historical archives implemented are geomagnetic field variation and indices, sunspot numbers, ionosphere, interplanetary magnetic field and sun wind parameters, cosmic rays events and sun flares, GOES, SOHO and YHOKOH satellites data.
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USAUSA
• SPIDR http://spidr.ngdc.noaa.gov/spidr• “Dynasonde” http://ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/IONO/Dynasonde• Ionospheric Data Archived at NGDC
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/IONO/ionohome.html• UMass Lowell Center for Atmospheric Research
http://ulcar.uml.edu/index.html • Space Environment Center http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ • Fusion Numerics http://www.fusionnumerics.com/• Fusion Numerics’ Ionospheric Portal
http://63.231.68.133/ionosphere/DesktopDefault.aspx • GAIM (Global Assimilative Ionospheric Model)
http://iono.jpl.nasa.gov/gaim/intro.html
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
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USAUSA
• UMass Lowell Center for Atmospheric Research http://ulcar.uml.edu/index.html
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
The Center was founded with the goal of conducting experimental and analytical research in the atmospheric and space sciences, to provide research opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students and to demonstrate how research and development tie to solving real world problems. Carrying out these objectives requires tapping the science and engineering expertise residing in the university.
The Center for Atmospheric Research is the manufacturer of the so called Digisondes DGS-256, DPS-1, DPS-4.
Digisondes and Ionosondes all over the world at http://ulcar.uml.edu/slist.htm
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USAUSA
• Space Environment Center http://www.sec.noaa.gov/
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
The Space Environment Center (SEC) provides real-time monitoring and forecasting of solar and geophysical events, conducts research in solar-terrestrial physics, and develops techniques for forecasting solar and geophysical disturbances. SEC's Space Weather Operations Center is jointly operated by NOAA and the U.S. Air Force and is the national and world warning center for disturbances that can affect people and equipment working in the space environment.
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USAUSA
• Commercial Space Weather Service Providers
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/Vendors/commercial.html
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
Some HF communication and Navigation service companies- Solar Terrestrial Dispatch http://www.spacew.com/ - Northwest Research Associates http://www.nwra-az.com/nwra_spawx.html - Space Environment Technologies Company Information
http://www.spacewx.com/
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USAUSAFusion Numerics, has an architecture similar to DIAS! http://www.fusionnumerics.com/
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
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RussiaRussia
• SPIDR http://clust1.wdcb.ru/spidr
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
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South AfricaSouth Africa
• SPIDR http://spidr.ru.ac.za/spidr• Hermann Ohlthaver Institute for Aeronomy http://phlinux.ru.ac.za/hoia/ • South African Ionospheric Center http://ionosond.ru.ac.za/
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
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South AfricaSouth Africa
• Hermann Ohlthaver Institute for Aeronomy http://phlinux.ru.ac.za/hoia/
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
The Hermann Ohlthaver Institute for Aeronomy (HOIA) was established in December 1983.
HOIA falls under the management of the Hermanus Magnetic Observatory, a national facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF). In the earlier years research was fairly broadly based, involving the ionosphere over Antarctica, Gough Island and Grahamstown, as well as local Middle Atmosphere studies and theoretical work. With the rationalization of the Antarctic program away from HOIA, the emphasis has moved towards more local and applied research that lies more firmly in the Ionospheric communications field. Current research is exploring the use of artificial Neural Networks as an aid to Ionospheric prediction, the use of meteor trains to establish the dynamics of the lower ionosphere, and the expansion of the measurement capabilities of the DPS Ionosondes. Provides foF2 and foE Prediction Service for South African Region and foF2 Forecast Service for Grahamstown.
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South AfricaSouth Africa
• South African Ionospheric Center http://ionosond.ru.ac.za/
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
The South African Ionospheric Data Center is operated by the Hermanus Magnetic Observatory, and is located in the Department of Physics and Electronics at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa.The South African Ionospheric Data Center provides available data and ionograms from 3 stations in South Africa. To access the data permission is required.
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JapanJapan
• SPIDR http://gedas22.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/spidr
• ISDJ (Ionospheric Sounding Data in Japan)http://ionet-us.crl.go.jp/ISDJ/index-E.html
• NIC (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)
http://hiraiso.crl.go.jp
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
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JapanJapan
• ISDJ (Ionospheric Sounding Data in Japan)http://ionet-us.crl.go.jp/ISDJ/index-E.html
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
Independent Administrative Institution National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Applied Research and Standards Division Ionosphere and Radio Propagation Group
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JapanJapan
• NIC (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)
http://hiraiso.crl.go.jp
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
Space Environment Information Service
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ChinaChina
• SPIDR http://spidr.sepc.ac.cn/spidr
• Wuhan http://digisonde.whcnc.ac.cn/
None of the above could be reached!
Some information about soundings in China here!
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeOrganizations involved in the generation of digital information
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Techniques used by these organizations to Techniques used by these organizations to generate the digital contentgenerate the digital content
(raw data and products) (raw data and products)
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Types of Ionospheric stations providing data
Australia Ionosondes (Own constructions, CADI?)
Digisondes
USA Ionosondes (CADI…)
Digisondes
Dynasondes
Japan Ionosondes
GPS instrumentations are used by all of them!
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeTechniques used by these organizations to generate the digital content
Raw data
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Networking of Ionospheric stations
Australia IPS’s ionosondes and military ionosondes.
USA Only one dynasonde in Bear Lake, Utah
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/IONO/Dynasonde/BL_TR_LY.htm
A lot of digisondes distributed all over the USA
http://ulcar.uml.edu/stationlist.html
Japan Four sounding stations in Japan
http://ionet-us.crl.go.jp/ISDJ/index-E.html
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeTechniques used by these organizations to generate the digital content
Raw data
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Collection of raw data from Ionospheric stations
Australia All type of parameters some even in SAO format.
USA All parameters in SAO format, both dynasonde and digisonde.
e.g. http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/IONO/Dynasonde/archive/slides/
Other types of formats:
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpmenu/lists/iono_day.html
But even in some classical formats like IIWG.
Japan Own type of formats!
Ionogram pictures from all of them!
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeTechniques used by these organizations to generate the digital content
Raw data
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Architecture of systems with operation similar to DIAS
Australia Guest login and registered user login.
USA Guest login and registered user login.
Japan No login to get data and ionograms except for access via SPIDR.
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeTechniques used by these organizations to generate the digital content
Products
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Australia http://www.ips.gov.au IRI-90 Ionospheric Model
(for near real-time ionospheric total electron content (TEC) map)
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeTechniques used by these organizations to generate the digital content
Products Models using to generate added value products
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USA http://spidr.ngdc.noaa.gov/spidr
Ionospheric Models [info] General Model Electric Convection Field Models
International Reference Ionosphere[ info, ftp, run] Polar Cap Potential Drop Model[info]
Electron Density Models Volland Electric Field Model[info] Chiu Ionospheric Model[info, ftp] Heelis Electric Convection Field Model [info]
Bent Ionospheric Model[info] Utah Electric Convection Field Model[info]
Penn State Mk III Model[info] IZMIRAN Electrodynamic Model (IZMEM)[info, link] SLIM Model[info] Millstone Hill Electric Field Model[info] FAIM Model[info] Heppner-Maynard-Rich Electric Field Model[info, ftp]
F2-Peak Models and ApplicationsCCIR foF2 and M(3000)F2 Model Maps[info] URSI foF2 Model Maps[info] ISS-b foF2 Maps[info] MINIMUF/QSTMUF Model[info] IONCAP Model[info] WBMOD Ionospheric Scintillation Model[info, link]
Electron Temperature ModelsDensity Dependent Electron Temperature Model[info] AEROS Electron Temperature Model[info] AE/ISIS Electron Temperature Models[info]
Ion Composition and Drift ModelsDY Ion Composition Model[info] ISR Ion Drift Model[info, ftp] St. Santin Ion Drift Model[info]
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeTechniques used by these organizations to generate the digital content
Products Models using to generate added value products
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Japan http://ionet-us.crl.go.jp/ISDJ/index-E.html
!No models could be found!
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeTechniques used by these organizations to generate the digital content
Products Models using to generate added value products
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Products delivered in the scientific, Products delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial communitycommercial and industrial community
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AustraliaAustralia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/.au/
fmin, M(3000)F2, foE, h’E, foEs, fbEs, h’Es, foF1, h’F, foF2, fxI, h’F2
USAUSA http://spidr.ngdc.noaa.gov/spidr/ h’F, hpF2, hmF2, hc, fxI,M(3000)F2, MUF(3000)F2, fmin, fminF, hmE, fminE,fMUF(3000), h’MUF(3000), hmF1, ITEC, B0, B1, D1, Type Es,
fmI
JapanJapan http://http://wdcwdc-c2.-c2.nictnict.go..go.jpjp/ISDJ/index-E.html/ISDJ/index-E.html
fmin, foE, h’E, foEs, h’Es, TYPES, fbEs, foF1, M(3000)F1, h’F, h’F2, foF2, fxF2, M(3000)F2, fxI, dfs1, dfs2, dfs3, dfs4, f1MUF, f2MUF, hdF2, hpF2, ypF2
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Types of Ionospheric parameters
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Australia Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/.au/
Ionograms from 15 stations in the Australian region every 5th minute.
Ionograms and parameters are available 30 days back in time.
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Resolution, availability of real-time and historical data
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USA USA http://http://spidrspidr..ngdcngdc..noaanoaa..govgov//spidrspidr
Ionospheric data available since 1942 depending on station (Only Ottawa 1942).Time step 15 minute, 1 hour (parameter graph, no ionograms).
http://www.sec.noaa.gov
The values of 15 ionospheric parameters are available in txt-format: Ionospheric parameters - foF2, latest 3 months NGDChmF2, M(D), D, h'F, yF2, fMUF, h,' fxI, foF1, foE, hmE, foEs, fbEs,ITEChourly
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Resolution, availability of real-time and historical data
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Japan Japan http://http://ionetionet--usus..crlcrl.go..go.jpjp/ISDJ/index-E.html/ISDJ/index-E.html
Ionograms and parameters from 4 stations in Japan.Ionograms every 15 minute.Parameter value every hour.Ionograms and parameters available 30 days back in time.
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Resolution, availability of real-time and historical data
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Australia Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=6=6
Look at and manually scale ionograms from15 different stations in the Australian region.
Earliest about 30 days before current day.
Printable image
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of Ionospheric parameters
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Australia Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=6=6
Synthetic equivalent oblique ionogram fromthe vertical ionogram
Options of distances to choose from for the derivation of the equivalent ionogram.
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
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AustraliaAustralia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=6=6
Manually scale ionograms from 15 stations in the Australian region.
11 parameters can be scaled:fmin, foE, hE, foEs, fbEs, hEs, foF1, hf, foF2, fxI, hF2
These parameters value can be sent toa chosen e-mail address.
No support for descriptor/qualifier letters.
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
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World Data Centre, Australia World Data Centre, Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=9=9
IPS operates the World Data Centre (WDC) for Solar-Terrestrial Science (STS), in Sydney.The Centre provides Solar and Ionosonde data as well as Space Physics Interactive Data Resources (SPIDR).
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
Data Catalogue ·Ionosonde Data From all Australian ionospheric stations·Riometer Data For the Australian Antarctic stations from 1987 to 2003 ·Spectrograph Data From the station of Calgoora·GPS Data From the stations of Vanimo and Port Moresby
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World Data Centre, Australia World Data Centre, Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=9=9 (continue)
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
Data Display Tools
Magnetometer An interactive tool that accepts user input (selections from drop-down lists) of Station, Date and Components. Users are also given the choice of downloading the relevant data into a comma-separated file.
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World Data Centre, Australia World Data Centre, Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=9=9 (continue)
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
Data Display Tools (continue)
Ionospheric Hourly An interactive tool that accepts user input of Station Parameter (foF2, M(3000)F2, h’F2, foF1, h’F, foE, h’E, foEs, fbEs, h’Es, fmin, fxl) and Date and displays Iondata and Line Graph.Users are also given the choice of downloading the relevant data into a comma-separated file.
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World Data Centre, Australia World Data Centre, Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=9=9 (continue)
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
Data Display Tools (continue)
Medians An interactive tool that accepts user input of Median (foF2 or M(3000)F2), Station(s) (either in Australasia & Antarctica, or Asia, or Europe, or America, or Africa) and Date and displays Media and Line Graph.Users are also given the choice of downloading the relevant data into a comma-separated file.
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World Data Centre, Australia World Data Centre, Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=9=9 (continue)
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
Data Display Tools (continue)
Spectrograph Accepts user input of Station and Date and displays Spectrograph Graph or downloads retrieved data in a comma-separated file.Only from Calgoora station.
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USAUSA http://http://spidrspidr..ngdcngdc..noaanoaa..govgov//spidrspidr//
Detailed data set request57 stations (year 2004) all over the world
Download data in ASCII, Matlab, XML,IIWG or SAO format.
Choose station from map or listIonospheric layer: F2, F1, E or Es (one or all)
Parameters: h’F, hpF2, hmF2, hc, fxI, M(3000)F2,MUF(3000)F2, fmin, fminF, fminE, fMUF(3000), h’MUF(3000)hmF1, ITEC, B0, B1, D1, Type Es, fmI, hmE(one or all)
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
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USAUSA http://http://spidrspidr..ngdcngdc..noaanoaa..govgov//spidrspidr
Time plots, line graphs, from all stations providing
data to SPIDR .
SPIDR can plot time series with static GIF images
or with dynamic Java applet.
Possibility to zoom in and out
in the graph (Java applet).
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
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JapanJapan http://ionet-us.crl.go.jp/ISDJ/index-E.htmlhttp://ionet-us.crl.go.jp/ISDJ/index-E.html
Latest data, vertical, oblique,oblique -> vertical, in color or monochrome from 4 stations in Japan.
Summary of all layers, F layer, E layer or of all frequencies.
Mpeg movie for the latest 48 hours.
Search past 30 days and display with mpeg movie (1 day unit).
Move the mouse (interactive) overthe ionogram to see the frequency and height for the special point.
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
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JapanJapan http://ionet-us.crl.go.jp/ISDJ/index-E.htmlhttp://ionet-us.crl.go.jp/ISDJ/index-E.html
Factor values provided from Ionograms, indicated with HTML format or booklet format (graphic file).
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
HTML format Booklet format
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JapanJapan http://ionet-us.crl.go.jp/ISDJ/index-E.htmlhttp://ionet-us.crl.go.jp/ISDJ/index-E.html (continue)
Factor values provided from Ionograms, indicated with booklet format (graphic file ).
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Interactive and static: ionograms, time plots of ionospheric parameters
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Australia Australia http://www.ips.gov.au/Main.php?CatID=2
Space Weather
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Added-value productsMaps, forecasts and alerts
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Australia Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=3=3
SatelliteLatest Conditions
Magnetopause Model
Electron Fluence Forecast
Total Electron Content
Regional Maps over Australasia, North America, Europe and JapanGPS and IRI Comparison (IRI/foF2 TEC values are computed by using the IRI-90 model with auto-scaled foF2
ionosonde data observered in Australian region as the input parameters to the model)
Prediction Tools
Sun-Satellite Interference
Orbital Decay Estimations
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Added-value productsMaps, forecasts and alerts
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AustraliaAustralia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=5=5
SolarSolar Conditions
Day-Night LocationSolar Region DataSolar Activity PlotSolar Wind SpeedSummary and ForecastMonthly Sunspot NumbersX-Ray FluxX-Ray Flares
Activities similar to DIAS outside EuropeProducts delivered in the scientific, commercial and industrial community
Added-value productsMaps, forecasts and alerts
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Australia Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/.au/Main.Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=5=5
Solar (continue)
Culgoora and Learmonth ObservatoryOverviewSpectrographsLast Type II EventH-Alpha ImageFlare ForecastHistorical Data
Type II EventsDaily SpectrographsH-Alpha ImagesSEP Related Events
Online ToolsSolar Activity RotationCulgoora and Learmonth Type II Tool
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HF SystemsOverview of HF-related Products and Services
Australasia
HAP (Hourly Area Prediction) ChartsHourly HAP Charts (Updates every 60 minutes)
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The HAP chart is a guide to frequency selection for HF communications between mobiles and a specified base station. The recommended frequency for communications with the base at a given hour is read off from the point in the map corresponding to the mobile's location. The predictions are made from real time data which are updated each hour.
'dash lines' - If present, these delineate areas of unlikely communication. Poor communication areas which can result from one or more of the following conditions:- the Absorption Limiting Frequency (ALF) is higher than the Optimum Working Frequency (OWF).- the ALF exceeds the highest frequency in the user's frequency set. - there is no suitable frequency from the user's set that is between the OWF and ALF.
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HF SystemsAustralasia
HAP (Hourly Area Prediction) ChartsDaily HAP Charts (Updates every 24 hours)
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These are Daily Area Predictions of communication frequencies for the present day and are based on IPS average maps of the ionosphere.
Options to choose a location and a Universal Time Period (00-05, 06-11, 12-17, 18-23)
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Australasia
HF Conditions
Current foF2 Plots
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These are graphs of auto scaled foF2 against monthly predicted foF2 values. These values are based on the automated interpretation of ionograms received each hour.Legend:White solid line indicates monthly predicted foF2.White dashed line indicates monthly predicted foF2 +/-30%.Red solid line indicates hourly observed foF2 from that station.Yellow solid line indicates sporadic E (foEs).
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Australasia
HF Conditions
Ionospheric Summary and Forecast
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Australasia
HF Conditions
Maximum Usable Frequency Report
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Australasia
HF Conditions
Current Oblique IonogramsIPS operates a Barry Chirpsounder of HF receiver.
The images are oblique ionograms from this instrument for the
circuit Canberra-Sydney and Auckland-Sydney. Overlayed on
the ionograms are the first and second (if applicable) mode F
layer predictions based on the IPS real time map and
a prediction model.
Canberra Sydney
Auckland Sydney
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Australasia
HF Conditions
Hourly LAMP
(Local Area Mobile Predictions) Charts
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Local Area Mobile Predictions of communication frequencies based on current observed conditions in the Australasia ionosphere. Because of the variability of the ionosphere this type of prediction can only be made for the current few hours.
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Australasia
HF Conditions
Recent Days LAMP Charts Possibility to choose from 5 stations in Australian region.
Data available from the last 30 days.
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Australasia (continue)
T Index "equivalent sunspot number"
T Index Map = Real-time Ionospheric foF2 map
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The image shows the difference between current observed hourly conditions and predicted monthly conditions for the Australian region. The colours blue, green, yellow, red correspond to “enhanced”, “normal”, “mildly depressed” and “depressed” conditions respectively. Depressions and enhancements are with respect to the IPS predicted monthly T index for that month.
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Australasia (continue)
T Index
T Index Plot
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This plot shows the trend in the observed Australian regional T index over the past 30 days. The daily values can fluctuate during disturbances. The dashed blue line represents the median of these daily values and is an indicator of the quiet level of ionospheric support over the period plotted. The forecast daily T index for the current UT day is showed as the unfilled rectangle.
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Asia
HAP Charts
Hourly HAP Charts
Daily HAP Charts
Ionospheric foF2 Map - Japan
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Europe
Hourly HAP Charts for 8 cities(Athens, Belgrade, Berlin, London, Oslo, Paris, Rome, Stockholm)
T Index Map
Ionospheric foF2 Map Data used to produce the map of European region are from:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica in Rome
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Ionosondes Group) in England
Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Institute of Space Applications and Remote Sensing,
National Observatory of Athens in Greece
Recent foF2 Plots for Athens and Rome
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North America
HAP Charts
Hourly HAP Charts
Daily HAP Charts
HAP Chart with Auroral Oval Superimposed
T Index
Ionospheric foF2 Map
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North Atlantic
Hourly HAP Charts (Athens, Paris, New York, Azores, Reykjavik)
Ionospheric Map
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Global HF
HF Conditions
Global PropagationPropagation now, updates every 60 minutes.
Propagation summary, updates every 24 hours.
Propagation forecast, updates every 24 hours.
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Global HF
Fadeout Charts
Current HF Fadeout
Last Major FlareThe map shows the absorption limited frequency (ALF) - the lowest frequency able to propagate - for HF circuits typically 1500 km in length. To use the plot, work out the approximate location where your circuit is being reflected by the ionosphere and estimate the value of the ALF from the contours. If the frequency you wish to use is lower than this value then communication is unlikely; if it is higher than the ALF then communication is still possible.
For short circuits compared with 1500 km, the ALF values from the map are likely to be too high and communications will still be possible for slightly lower frequencies. For much longer circuits, slightly higher frequencies than the suggested ALF can still be affected by the fadeout.
This plot is event driven and updates when a flare of magnitude M1 or greater is observed.
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Global HF
Polar Cap Absorption
T index
Monthly T Indices
Real Time T IndiciesReal time T index is based on autoscaled data.
Real time T wil depart from monthly predicted T
during disturbances.
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Online Tools
Prediction Tools
HAP Prediction Display
Min-Max (Area of Coverage) HAP Prediction Display
URSL (Upper, Recommended, Secondary and Lower) - HF Frequency Prediction
GRAFEX Prediction Display
Air Route Chart
Prediction From Ionospheric Map (Aust/NZ & North Atlantic only)
RAAF Air Route Chart
User Response Form
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Online Tools
GRAFEX Prediction DisplayOptions to choose place from map or base locator
(Write the city name, for a more exact location)
Base Locator
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Online Tools
GRAFEX Prediction Results
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Online Tools
Prediction from ionospheric map(Aust/NZ and North Atlantic only)
Results:
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Online Tools
Index PlotsData available for one year back in time.
The bar graph display shows the planetary A index.
Red and yellow bars indicate disturbed an moderately
disturbed days respectively. Green bars indicate quiet days.
During summer/equinox periods the ionospheric
depression response may be seen on the day on and
following geomagnetically disturbed days.
This is indicated by the dip in the T index plots.
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Australia Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=3=3 Map example
TEC (Total Electron Content) conditions over Europe
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This near real-time ionospheric total electron content (TEC) map is produced at IPS by using the IRI-90 ionospheric model with real-time foF2 data observed at the ionosonde stations distributed in this region.
The map shows colour contours of TEC in units of 10^16 electrons/m2.
The data on this map can be used to get an estimate of the corrections to be applied to satellite navigation measurements to account for the extra delay in the transmission of the radio signals between the satellite and a receiver on earth due to the presence of the ionosphere.
Updates every 60 minutes.
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Forecast exampel HF Communications Warning
Last updated 15 Sep 2004 09:00 UTSUBJ: IPS PRELIMINARY HF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WARNING 04/38 ISSUED AT 13/2307Z SEPTEMBER 2004 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.
DEGRADED HF PROPAGATION CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2004
A shock passage from recent CME activity has resulted in elevated geomagnetic activity. Significantly elevated proton flux has been observed following the shock passage. HF disturbances possible Sep 14-15 mainly at high latitudes, and around local dawn at low to mid latitudes.
IF COMMS DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED TRY A LOWER FREQUENCY BAND A MORE DETAILED HF WARNING WILL FOLLOW IF DEPRESSIONS EVENTUATE.
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Australia Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=6=6
Products & ServicesMailing List
Alerts: Possibility of Auroral Event Magnetic Alert Geomagnetic Sudden Impulse Detection Flare Alert SWF Alert Proton Alert Radio Sweep events detected at Culgoora GEOmagnetic STorm Alert Tracking System Solar Wind Shock Alert Solar Wind geomagnetic activity precursor Alert
Warnings: Geophysical Warning HF Warning
Daily Reports: Daily HF Propagation Report Daily Solar and Geophysical Report Automated Daily European HF Propagation Report Daily Quiet Sun Radio Fluxes from Learmonth
Weekly Reports: Weekly Geophysical Report Weekly HF Propagation Report Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report
Monthly Reports: Observed and Predicted Solar Indices IPS Observed and Predicted T Indices Monthly Solar and Geophysical Report
Other: Ionosonde Network Advisory Group Australian radio science general mail list URSI Commission G Mailing List Ionospheric Research Mailing List
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Products & ServicesSMS Services (only in Australia)
Short-Wave fadeout (SWF) AlertsExample: AUSTRALIAN REGION HF FADEOUT ALERT: Minor fadeout 09-11-2000 start 0309 max 0314 end 0329 UT IPS Radio & Space Services Details www.ips.gov.au ph 02-92138010
Auroral AlertsExample: AURORA ALERT: 1318 UT on 10 Nov 2000 Aurora may be observed at high latitudes. IPS Radio & Space Services Details www.ips.gov.au ph 02 92138010
To subscribe to any of alerts for one year at a nominal cost of $32.40 (AUD). There is a minimum service charge of a total of AUD $40 per year for all IPS services received.
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Geomagnetic AlertsExample: GEOMAGNETIC ALERT: 1516 UT on 10 Nov 2000 Minor geomagnetic storm in progress IPS Radio & Space Services Details www.ips.gov.au ph 02 92138010
GEOSTAT SystemExample: IPS GEOSTAT ALERT 2: STATUS 5 MAJOR GEOMAGNETIC STORM POSSIBLE WITHIN 3-4 DAYS. IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES DETAILS www.ips.gov.au 02 92138010
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Alerts and forecasts Title Read me Update Latest Older
As Conditions Warrant
SEC Space Weather Alerts; watches, warnings, alerts, and summaries
when issuedweb page text and
timeline, or FTP file
from September 2001
Space Weather Advisory Bulletin when issued latest 6 months
Daily or less
3-hourly WWV Geophysical Alert Message 3 hours latest 75 days
Solar and Geophysical Activity Report and 3-day Forecast after 2200UTCweb page, or
FTP file75 days
3-day Space Weather Predictions after 2200UTC latest 75 days
45-day Ap and 10.7cm Forecast after 2114UTC latest 20 days
USAUSA http://www.sec.noaa.gov/Data/alldata.html
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Alerts and forecasts Title Read me Update Latest Older
Weekly
Weekly Highlights and 27-day Forecast Tuesday latest from 1997
27-day 10cm, Ap, and Max Kp Outlook Tuesday latest from 1997
Space Weather Advisory Outlook Tuesday latest 6 months
Monthly
Solar Cycle Prediction: sunspot number 1st week of monthweb page, table,
graphno
Solar Cycle Prediction: 10cm radio flux 1st week of month web page, table,
graphno
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Models Title Read me Update Latest Older
Costello Geomagnetic Activity Index--Predicted Kp 3 hours latest , data list no
D-region Absorption Prediction 1 min latest no
Ionospheric Correction Model - STORM 15 min dynamic from 2000
The Wang Sheeley Model 12 hours latest no
Relativistic Electron Forecast Model 1 day latest no
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Reports and Summaries Title Read me Update Latest Older Archive
Daily or less
Solar and Geophysical Activity Report and 3-day Forecastafter
2200UTCweb page, or
FTP file75 days from 1996
Solar Region Summaryafter
0030UTClatest 75 days from 1996
Solar and Geophysical Activity Summaryafter
0245UTClatest 75 days from 1996
Daily Summary of Space Weather Observationsafter
0200UTC latest 75 days no
GEOALERTafter
0330UTClatest 75 days from 1996
Weekly
Weekly Highlights and 27-day Forecast Tuesday latest from 1997 from 1997
"The Weekly" - Preliminary Report and Forecast of Solar Geophysical Data
Tuesday latest from 1997 from 1997
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Reports and Summaries Title Read me Update Latest Older Archive
Monthly
Solar Cycle - ISES Solar Cycle AP Progression1st week of
monthlatest no no
Longer
Solar Proton Events Affecting the Earth Environment as needed 2003 from 1976 from 1976
Solar Cycle 23 Project - November 1996 -- -- -- --
Summary of Panel Findings - September 1997 -- -- -- --
SEC Forecast Verification yearly 2002 from 1986 from 1986
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Indices Title Read me Update Latest Older Archive
Daily Space Weather Values---10cm solar radio flux; SWO sunspot number, area, and new regions; Stanford solar mean field; GOES x-ray background flux; and x-ray and optical flare counts, GOES proton and electron flux; neutron monitor % of background; Fredericksburg, Boulder, College, and est. Planetary A&K indices
hourly today, yesterday 75 days NGDC
A indices and K indices--from the U.S. Geological Survey Stations 3 hours 2 days, 7 days from 1999 NGDC
Daily Geomagnetic Data--Fredericksburg, College, and est. Planetary A&K indices
3 hours 30 days, quarter from 1994 NGDC
Daily Particle Data--GOES proton and electron fluence, neutron monitor % of background
0230UTC 30 days, quarter from 1994 NGDC
Daily Solar Data--10cm solar radio flux; SWO sunspot number, area, and new regions; Stanford solar mean flux; GOES x-ray background flux; and x-ray and optical flare counts
0230UTC 30 days, quarter from 1994 NGDC
SOLAR2000 E10.7 (EUV) Index 2300UTClatest plot, latest data
SET SET
Recent Solar Indices of Observed Monthly Mean Values--observed and smoothed sunspot number, 10cm solar radio flux, and Ap
1st week of month
latest from 1991 NGDC
Solar Cycle Progression--sunspot number, 10cm solar radio flux, and Ap
1st week of month
solar cycle no no
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Measurements Real-time Displays and Plots Read me Update Latest Older Archive
"Space Weather Now" 5 min dynamic no no
"Today's Space Weather" 5 min dynamic no no
GOES X-ray Flux 1-min data 1 min dynamic no NGDC
Satellite Environment Plot 5 min dynamic, latest from 2000 NGDC
GOES X-ray Flux 5-min data 5 min dynamic, latest since 2000 NGDC
GOES Magnetometer 1 min dynamic, latest from 2000 NGDC
GOES Proton Flux 5 min dynamic, latest from 2000 NGDC
GOES ElectronFlux 5 min dynamic, latest from 2000 NGDC
Estimated Planetary Kp 15 min dynamic, latest from 2000 NGDC
7-day plots of x-ray, proton, electron, GOES magnetometer, and est. Kp in PDF format
Tuesday latest from 1997 from 1997
Boulder Magnetometer and K-indices 1 min dynamic no no
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Measurements Real-time Displays and Plots Read me Update Latest Older Archive
D-region Absorption Prediction Model 1 min dynamic no no
ACE RTSW MAG, EPAM, SWEPAM, SIS * 1 or 5 min dynamic 2-, 6-, or 24-hours
ASC
ACE RTSW MAG, EPAM, SWEPAM, SIS * hourly dynamic: 3- or 7-days ASC
Magnetosphere: Magnetic Fields and Particles 5 min web pages 30 days --
Auroral Activity from NOAA POES ~3 hoursdynamic, latest North
South 3-4 days North
Southno
Relative Intensities of POES Energetic Particles 1-2 hours latest 3-4 days no
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ASCII Text Lists Read me Update Latest Older Archive
Boulder-NOAA Magnetometer 1 min latest 30 days no
GOES X-ray Flux 1-min data 1 min latest 15 days NGDC
GOES X-ray Flux 5-min data 5 min latest 45 days NGDC
ACE RTSW MAG, EPAM, SWEPAM, SIS: 1- or 5-min data * 1 or 5 min latest 30 days ASC
ACE RTSW MAG, EPAM, SWEPAM, SIS: Hourly averages * hourly latest from 1999 ASC
Predicted ACE Satellite Locations daily today from 1999 ASC
Ionospheric parameters - foF2, hmF2, M(D), D, h'F, yF2, fMUF, h,' fxI, foF1, foE, hmE, foEs, fbEs, ITEC
hourly latest 3 months NGDC
GOES Energetic Integral Protons and Electrons 5 min latest 45 days NGDC
GOES Differential Proton Channels 5 min latest 45 days NGDC
GOES Magnetometer 1 min latest 15 days NGDC
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ASCII Text Lists Read me Update Latest Older Archive
USAF Hourly Magnetometer Analysis Report hour latest 48 hours no
USAF 24-hour Magnetometer Analysis Report day latest 7 days no
Solar Radio Flux 3 hours latest 2 and 7 days 30 and 45 days NGDC
Solar Event Reports 30 min latest from 2000 ??
Space Weather Event Reports 2200UTC latest last 75 ??
NOAA/POES Hemispheric Power Index Data ~3 hours latest from 1978 from 1978
NOAA/POES Energetic Particle Belt Indices daily latest from 1997 from 1997
MgII Core-to-Wing Index daily 30 days from 1978 from 1978
Solar Images Readme Update Latest and Archive from 1998
GOES Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) images as received latest , movies
Solar Image Gallery no web page
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Space Weather Alerts
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Graphical Timelines Past 7 days Currently in EffectText Format Current month Previous month
•Archive: Graphical Timelines and Text Format from 2001
•Space Weather Alerts via anonymous FTP server
•Table of Space Weather Alerts
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Products & Services
Related Displays and Data
Indices and Event Reports •Geomagnetic, Radio Flux, and Solar Indices Log •K-indices chart •A-indices chart •Solar Event Reports x-ray flares, radio bursts and other reports •Radio Burst Event Reports and Solar Radio Flux Lists •Solar Proton Events
Dynamic Plots •Solar X-ray Flux: 6-hour (1-min data), 3-day (5-min data) •D-Region Absorption Prediction •Boulder-NOAA Magnetometer k-indices and sudden impulses •GOES Magnetometer •GOES Electron >2 MeV integral flux •GOES Proton >10 MeV and >100 MeV integral flux
Solar Images and Maps •SXI Latest Images, Movies •Solar Image Sites •Recent solar image with region number annotations* •Map of Active Solar Regions** •Forecast -- SEC Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity and 3-day Predictions
Plots, Lists, and Web Pages •Online data at SEC •Plots of Solar-Geophysical Data •Lists of Solar-Geophysical Data •Today's Space Weather •Space Weather Now
* Courtesy of SOHO -- an international cooperation project between ESA and NASA ** Courtesy of Raben Systems, Inc
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Solar-TerrestrialISES (International Space Environment Service) Alert and Forecasts, data only within the last three months
Geoalert Ex: RWC Tokyo WWA/RWC Boulder
Forecast Ex: Fredericksburg A-Index HF Radio Telecommunication Index
ISES Plain report from RWC’s to Tokyo, data only within the last three monthsEx: Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary (from SEC Boulder) Culgoora Morning Report (from SEC Sydney)
Solar Activity ChartGeomagnetic Activity Chart
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Solar
Solar Image Database (need to register)
Hiraiso Radio Spectrograph (HiRAS)
Yesterday’s Solar Radio Observation
Real-time HiRAS Data
Recent Typical HiRAS ObservationHiRAS Data Archives (GIF files) since 1996
HiRAS Spectral Observation Summary Reports (text files) October 1994–August 2004
HiRAS Single frequency Observations Summary Reports (pdf files) July 2000-Austust 2004
HiRAS System
Typical HiRAS Observations
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Japan Japan http://http://hiraisohiraiso..crlcrl.go..go.jpjp
Interplanetary
Real-time Solar Wind Plot (1 day)Plot Archive (every 1 day) since 1998
Sector and Corotation
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Magnetosphere
Geomagnetic Data Plot
Real-time AE indices
Dst prediction with neural network algorithm
Aurora/Plasmasphere image by IMAGE satellite
Real-time Magnetosphere SimulationINTERMAGNET (International Real-time Magnetic Observatory Network)
GMS/SEM High Energy Particle Flux
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Forecast example HF Radio Telecommunication Index
Radio Telecommunications Forecast (by Hiraiso)Date | 0 0 -------------------------QF |SWF | [Note] QF;Forecast Quality Figure SWF;Possibility of SWF1=very poor, 2=poor 0=nothing 3=slightly poor, 4=good 1=slight possibility 5=very good 2=high possibility Radio Telecommunications Forecast (by Hiraiso) Date |15 21 ------------------------- QF | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SWF | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1[Note] QF;Forecast Quality Figure SWF;Possibility of SWF 1=very poor, 2=poor 0=nothing3=slightly poor, 4=good 1=slight possibility 5=very good 2=high possibility
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GeoAlerts example RWC Tokyo
Local Observation
Ground-based solar data : radio and solar optical
Space-based solar data : all (x-rays, particles, x-ray, images)
Magnetic data : ground-based magnetometers
Ionospheric data : ionosondes
ALERTS & ADVICES (FORECASTS)
Flare forecast on 02(1days) :QUIET
Magnetic forecast on 02(/days) :QUIET
Proton forecast on 02(/days) :QUIET
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Australia Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=9=9 World Data Centre
Data catalogue Ionosonde Data
List of all Australian Ionospheric Stations, earlier and nowadays.
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Australia Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=9=9 (continue)
Following information for all stations:
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Consultancy and support
IPSConsultancyIPSConsultancyIPS provides specialist consulting services to support the design of new HF radio systems and networks or the re-configuration of existing ones. Their range of information and support includes:
Area of coverage charts and propagation analysis across HF networks Frequency Management Software for integration into users’ systemsIonogram auto-scaled softwareHF Antenna modeling and footprints.
Client SupportClient SupportISP provides customized products to the following companies/ organizations:Airservices Australia
Hourly HAP ChartsState Emergency Service
HAP of communication frequencies based on current observed conditions from Bathurst, Bourke, Dubbo, Goonellabah, Goulburn, Grafton, Gunnedah, Lavington, Lord Howe Island, Metford, Moree, Parkes, Singleton, Sydney, Taree, Wagga Wagga and Wollogong
AMSAHourly HAP Charts from Chralville and Wiluna
RECOMHourly HAP Charts
Australian Antarctic ProgramHourly HAP Charts from Casey, Commonwealth Bay, Hobart and Macquarie Island)
Virgin Blue Hourly, Daily and Monthly HAP Charts from BrisbaneRoute Prediction Display, an interactive tool that accepts user input and displays a route prediction
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Australia Australia http://http://www.ips.gov.au/Main.php?CatIDwww.ips.gov.au/Main.php?CatID=6=6
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Products & Services
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IPS provides support for a wide range of systems and technologies affected by space weather. These include
•HF radio systems, such as communications and surveillance systems •Geophysical exploration, power systems protection and the cathodic protection of long distance pipelines •Satellite and spacecraft operations Customer guide:
Customer Operation Relevant IPS Products & Services
HF Radio Systems
Operations Software; Training; Subscribe to IPS Mailing List; Subscribe to IPS SMS Service
Engineering & Design Software; Training; Consultancy
Geophysical
Aeromagnetic Surveying Subscribe to IPS; Mailing List; Subscribe to IPS SMS Services
Cathodic Protection Subscribe to IPS; Mailing List; Subscribe to IPS SMS Services
Power Systems Protection Subscribe to IPS; Mailing List; Subscribe to IPS SMS Services
Satellite Operations Subscribe to IPS | Mailing List
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USAUSA http://http://spidrspidr..ngdcngdc..noaanoaa..govgov//spidrspidr/datasets.do/datasets.do
Data categories and SetsEx.Geomagnetic Indices
Sunspot numberSolar radio fluxKp Index
Solar DataCosmic Ray DataGeomagnetic Variations hourlyIonospheric Data
Satellite Data
GOES—Geosynchronos Operational Environmental
IMF-interplanetary Magnetic Field
Images
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USAUSA http://sec.noaa.gov/
User Groups
Navigation
To provide data on the state of the space environment that may affect the proper operation of navigation systems.
Radio
To provide radio operators with current data on the state of the ionosphere.
Electric Power
To provide electrical utility users with easy access to space weather forecasts, data, documentation and other resources.
Satellite Operators Information for Satellite Operators.
Aurora
Tips on viewing the Aurora. News Media
Space Weather Information for the News Media.
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USAUSA http://sec.http://sec.noaanoaa..govgov// (continue)
User Groups
Radio To provide radio operators with current data on the state of the ionosphere.
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Real-time Displays:•Today's Space Weather •Space Weather Alerts •D-Region Absorption Prediction •STORM - Time Empirical Ionospheric Correction Model •Auroral Activity - estimated from NOAA/POES satellite
Recent Space Environment Reports•Current Space Weather Indices- today •Daily Space Weather Indices - yesterday •Report of Solar & Geophysical Activity •Solar & Geophysical Activity Summary •Latest Geophysical Alert Message - WWV Broadcast Documentation •IPS - Space Weather Conditions: Solar, Geophysical Satellite (TEC)
Ionospheric Data Sets•Daily data lists, Monthly data lists -- at SEC •Hiraiso Solar-Terrestrial Research Center •IPS - HF Propagation & Ionospheric Conditions
Summaries & Medium Range Forecasts•Weekly Summary and 27-Day Forecast •27-Day 10.7 cm, Ap, and Max Kp Outlook
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Techniques used by these organizations to Techniques used by these organizations to transmit the information to userstransmit the information to users
• Technical structure of the “user layer”
• Platforms to deliver data (static, mobile...)
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Australia Australia http://www.http://www.ipsips..govgov.au/Main..au/Main.phpphp??CatIDCatID=7=7 Ionospheric Prediction Service
SMS-services (only in Australia)
Ftp
Internet by http (Web-browser)
USA USA http://www.http://www.selsel..noaanoaa..govgov/alerts/register.html/alerts/register.html Space Environment Center
Ftp
Internet by http (Web-browser)
Fax (Space weather alerts)
Pager (Space weather alerts)
Japan Japan http://http://hirwebhirweb..crlcrl.go..go.jpjp/index.html/index.html Space Environment Information Service
Recorded daily space environment forecast via telephone(in Japanese)
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Education of users regarding the need of this Education of users regarding the need of this type of products for operational applicationstype of products for operational applications
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Australia Australia http://spidr2.http://spidr2.ipsips..govgov.au/.au/spidrspidr (Space Physics Interactive Data Resources)
Description of what SPIDR is and how data can be manipulated.
Explanation of the ionosphere, Ionospheric regions, ionograms and ionization.
IIWG (Ionospheric information Working Group) is described.
URSI (The International Union of Radio Science) Qualifying and Descriptive letters are explained.
All Ionospheric vertical incidence parameters are shown and described.
Good explanation of how the program works.
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AustraliaAustraliahttp://www.ips.gov.au/Category/Educational/Other%20Topics/Radio%20Communication/Intro%20to%20HF%20Radio.pdf
Introduction to HF Radio Propagation
PDF-document where everything about radio communication is described.Good descriptions and lots of images for better understanding.
http://www.ips.gov.au/Main.php?CatID=8&SecID=5&SecName=Other%20Topics&SubSecID=3&SubSecName=Radio%20Communication&LinkName=T%20Index%20FAQ
T Index FAQExplanation of what T Index is and how it is used (necessary when using the prediction tools).
The Educational ServiceIPS offers open access to articles by IPS staff on Space Weather, the Sun and Solar Activity,the earth’s Magnetic Field, Space Debris and other topics. A Glossary of Solar Terrestrial Terms is also available.
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USA USA http://http://spidrspidr..ngdcngdc..noaanoaa..govgov//spidrspidr//
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/IONO/Dynasonde
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/IONO/Dynasonde/whatis.htm
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/education/education.html
SPIDR has the same help window for all SPIDR organizations.
At the Dynasonde site there are explanations of what an ionosonde, ionograms, digital ionosonde,
digital ionograms and a dynasonde are. Clear information and easy to understand.
There is no information about ionosphere, ionograms etc at the Educational site.
Instead there are links to educational resources, for example Earth Magnetics.
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USAUSA (continue) http://www.http://www.ngdcngdc..noaanoaa..govgov//stpstp/IONO//IONO/ionohomeionohome.html.html
http://www.sel.noaa.gov
http://www.sel.noaa.gov/Education
At the ionosphere site there are information about the ionosphere, ionograms and ionosphere regions.
The information is the same as on http://spidr.ngdc.noaa.gov/spidr/
Definitions and explanations of indices (R12, IF2, IG and T). http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/IONO/ionondcs.html
At the SEC (SEC Space Environment Center) you find PDF files about the ionosphere, the layers,Ionospheric variability and Ionospheric 116scintillation.You can also find information about radio waves, the ionosphere and things that can affect different systems.Nice site with lots of information, descriptions and explanations!
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JapanJapan http://www.http://www.nictnict.go..go.jpjp/overview/section//overview/section/denzihadenziha_e.html_e.html
(National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)
http://www2.nict.go.jp/dk/c233-235/indexE.html (Ionospheric Radio Propagation Group)
At nict overview site there is no link to any educational part.
At the Ionospheric Radio Propagation Group’s site there are lots of descriptions with pictures
about the ionosphere (formations, variations), ionograms (interpretation, how to read the data),
ionospheric space weather, effects on radio propagation.
Unfortunately most of the information is in Japanese!
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European Ionosonde StationsEuropean Ionosonde Stations
General description of the current situation in Europe regarding some efforts made in the past
Station SystemTromso/Norway DPS-4Tromso/Norway DynasondeLerwick/Great Britain DPS-1Juliusruh/Germany DPS-4Fairford/England DISSSlough/England DGS-256Chilton/England DPS-1Dourbes/Belgium DGS-256Pruhonice/Czech Republic DPS-4CORIN/Paris/France DPS-1Rome/Italy DPS-4Rome/Italy DGS-256
Station SystemRoquestes/Tortosa/Spain DGS-256San Vito/Italy DISSAthens/Greece DGS-128Athens/Greece DPS-4El Arenosillo/Spain DGS-256Warsaw/Poland KOSLycksele/Sweden Dynasonde, TranspusondeKiruna/Sweden Transpusonde (now not available)
Uppsala/Sweden Transpusonde (now not reliable)
Sodankylä/Finland ????
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Regional Warning Centre WarszawaRegional Warning Centre Warszawaof the International Space Environment Service of the International Space Environment Service http://www.cbk.waw.pl/rwc ftp://www.cbk.waw.pl/pub/ftp/rwc/idce/
IDCE (ionospheric Despatch Centre in Europe) was established in RWC Warsaw in 1997 as COST 251 initiative.Ionospheric characteristics from 24 ISES’s VI stations are presented in graphical andnumerical form - prompt data, last 2 months, ionospheric characteristics forecast24 hours ahead (at the base of our models published in Radio Sci), regionalionospheric maps from the past (3 days) and 24 hours ahead. All maps areconstructed by means of PLES instantaneous mapping model (COST 251) whileforecasting is based on the all available in particular moment of time data forone hour in advance according to fluently incoming data.IDCE allows having convenient access to some recent ionospheric data from vertical incidence sounders located mainly within European area as well as to data available in ISES network. Data are available for the previous and current month. Data for the current month are presented fromthe beginning of the month up to last measurements available. IDCE offers also the catalogues of disturbed and quiet days, as well as the list of disturbed periods of few hours duration. The catalogues contain data since January 1997.
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IRF Swedish Institute of Space Physics http://www.irf.se/~ionogram
Sounding started during the 50th and a lot of ionograms are stored on film and paper. Since 1991 all ionograms are created by an homemade digital ionosonde, transpusonde, and stored on disc. The year 2002 started a project to digitize some of the old ionograms and some programs written in Java was created for digitizing and viewing the digitized pictures. The main idea was that in a fast and comfortable way look at the Ionograms (pictures), but also interact with them to get parameter values. All these were ment to be possible for ever!
For the ionograms from IRF’s TRANSPUSONDE:http://www.irf.se/~ionogram/ionogram/javascaling/jonogram1990-2000FromNet.html
http://www.irf.se/~ionogram/ionogram/javascaling/viewScaled.html
Experiments with making sounds from ionosonde data have been done. Then the listening to the music was a new access to the ionosphere.http://www.irf.se/~ionogram/scaledMusicKi.mid
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European database for real-time and historical dataEuropean database for real-time and historical data
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in United Kingdom
http://www.wdc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/digisondes/cost_database.pl
Real-time and historical data from 11 European observatories.
The database provides all possible Ionospheric parameters derived
from the ionograms and electron density profile data in plot and ASCII format.
The database is continuously updated with real-time data that are transferred
automatically after each sounding.
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