Sensing the ionosphere with the Spire radio occultation constellation

Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Nguyen Vu¹  Bocquet Francois-Xavier¹  Masters Dallas¹  Angling Matthew J.¹  Nordstrom Karl¹  Nogués-Correig Oleguer¹  Vetra-Carvalho Sanita¹  Melville Stacey E.¹  Savastano Giorgio¹  Mohanty Shradha¹ 

[1] Earth Intelligence Department, Spire Global, Skypark 6;

关键词: ionosphere;    radio occultation;   

DOI  :  10.1051/swsc/2021040

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Radio occultation (RO) provides a cost-effective component of the overall sensor mix required to characterise the ionosphere over wide areas and in areas where it is not possible to deploy ground sensors. The paper describes the RO constellation that has been developed and deployed by Spire Global. This constellation and its associated ground infrastructure are now producing data that can be used to characterise the bulk ionosphere, lower ionosphere perturbations, and ionospheric scintillation.

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