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Australian Space Weather Services Scott Base Ionogram

ResourceID
spase://ASWS/NumericalData/Ionogram/Sct_Ionogram

Description

An Ionogram is an image of frequency versus time delay (virtual height) of HF echoes from the ionosphere recorded by an ionosonde. An ionosonde is a swept frequency HF pulsed radar used to monitor the ionosphere. SWS WDC has archived ionogram data from 26 stations, 12 of them still active at present. An IPS 4D ionosonde has been sounding since 07/12/1993 at Scott Base. The 4D vertical sounding ionosondes normally sweep in frequency from about 1.0 to 21.5 MHz. Frequency step resolution for the 4D is 5 kHz, with up to 4095 steps available. The step interval is variable, becoming more coarse at higher frequencies as ionograms are generally displayed on a logarithmic scale. Every five minutes, a Ionogram data file is recorded. The raw ionogram file is recorded in a DVD monthly, which will be posted to Sydney SWS head office every month for scaling and further analysis. SWS WDC archives all raw ionogram files and cleaned ionogram files. The Scott Base digital clean ionogram data is available since 16/02/1999. The Scott Base scaled hourly ionospheric data include parameters of foF2, foF1, FoE, foEs, fbEs, fmin, fxl, f'scaling F/s, M(3000)F2, h'F2, h'F, h'E, h'Es, h'Scaling R/S and Type Es. They are available since 01/09/1958. The Scott Base median data of foF2 and M(3000)F2 are available since 01/1967 to 03/1957.

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ResourceID
spase://ASWS/NumericalData/Ionogram/Sct_Ionogram
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Australian Space Weather Services Scott Base Ionogram
ReleaseDate
2021-03-29 17:14:50Z
Description

An Ionogram is an image of frequency versus time delay (virtual height) of HF echoes from the ionosphere recorded by an ionosonde. An ionosonde is a swept frequency HF pulsed radar used to monitor the ionosphere. SWS WDC has archived ionogram data from 26 stations, 12 of them still active at present. An IPS 4D ionosonde has been sounding since 07/12/1993 at Scott Base. The 4D vertical sounding ionosondes normally sweep in frequency from about 1.0 to 21.5 MHz. Frequency step resolution for the 4D is 5 kHz, with up to 4095 steps available. The step interval is variable, becoming more coarse at higher frequencies as ionograms are generally displayed on a logarithmic scale. Every five minutes, a Ionogram data file is recorded. The raw ionogram file is recorded in a DVD monthly, which will be posted to Sydney SWS head office every month for scaling and further analysis. SWS WDC archives all raw ionogram files and cleaned ionogram files. The Scott Base digital clean ionogram data is available since 16/02/1999. The Scott Base scaled hourly ionospheric data include parameters of foF2, foF1, FoE, foEs, fbEs, fmin, fxl, f'scaling F/s, M(3000)F2, h'F2, h'F, h'E, h'Es, h'Scaling R/S and Type Es. They are available since 01/09/1958. The Scott Base median data of foF2 and M(3000)F2 are available since 01/1967 to 03/1957.

Acknowledgement
We thankful to the Antarctica New Zealand and the Space Weather Network, Bureau of Meteorology of Australia for the observations of Scott Base ionogram data.
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.GeneralContactspase://ASWS/Person/Kehe.Wang
2.MetadataContactspase://ASWS/Person/Kehe.Wang
3.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze
InformationURL
Name
Documentation (not with most browsers)
URL
Description

includes descriptions of data format of raw ionogram data and clean ionogram data

Language
en
InformationURL
Name
Softe (not with most browsers)
URL
Description

Softes to view clean ionogram data with scaling function

Language
en
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
World Data Centre: Data Display and Download: Hourly Ionospheric Data
URL
Style
Search
Description

includes browse display interface, button to get yearly data file and link to data availability chart

Language
en
Format
Text
Encoding
GZIP
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
World Data Centre: Data Display and Download: Monthly Median Ionospheric Data
URL
Style
Search
Description

includes browse display interface, button to get the median data file and link to data availability chart

Language
en
Format
Text
Encoding
None
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Real Time Display
URL
Style
Search
Description

Online viewer of Real Time clean ionogram data

Language
en
Format
Binary
Encoding
None
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Access to raw and clean ionogram data (not with most browsers)
URL
Style
Listing
Description

Access to the raw and clean ionogram data of Scott Base IPS 4D (Auk4d)

Language
en
Format
Binary
Encoding
ZIP
ProviderProcessingLevel
The original ionogram data are raw data, they then cleaned by reducing noise signals at the station. The manually scaled data is calibrated and the autoscaled data is uncalibrated.
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
Waves.Active
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1958-09-01 00:00:00Z
RelativeStopDate
-P1D
Note
The earliest median ionospheric data since 01/09/1958. Digital clean ionogram data are current to within a day.
SpectralRange
RadioFrequency
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere
Keywords
Ionogram
Ionospheric data
Ionosphere
Median ionospheric data
Hourly ionospheric data
Scaled parameters
Parameter #1
Name
Frequency
Description

Frequencies used to sonde ionopshere

Cadence
PT5M
Units
MHz
Wave
WaveType
Electromagnetic
Qualifier
Directional
Qualifier
Group
WaveQuantity
Frequency
FrequencyRange
SpectralRange
RadioFrequency
Low
1.0
High
21.5
Units
MHz
Parameter #2
Name
Virtual Height
Description

The apparent height of an ionospheric layer deduced from the time delay of a reflected radio pulse upon the assumption that it travelled at the speed of light over its entire path. However, the radio wave actually slows down as it is refracted so that the virtual height is greater than the true height of the refracting layer.

Cadence
PT5M
Units
km
ValidMin
50
ValidMax
1000
Mixed
MixedQuantity
Other