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Model of the Ionospheric Trough for Daytime Winter Conditions Based on Data from Interkosmos-19 and Champ Satellites

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The principles and algorithm for the construction of an empirical model of the ionospheric trough for quiet (Kр = 2) daytime (06−18 LT) winter conditions in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are described. The model consists of models of the trough position and shape. The model of the trough position describes longitudinal variations of the trough position in terms of the geographic latitude for fixed moments of local time. The model of the trough shape describes the latitudinal–longitudinal variations of foF2 within the interval of geographic latitudes 40°−85° in both hemispheres. The model of the ionospheric trough is probabilistic, since the trough is not always observed under midday conditions. In other words, the problem consists of the construction of a model of foF2 in the daytime, high-latitude ionosphere that would describe the trough structure. Data from the Interkosmos-19 and CHAMP satellites were used to solve this problem. The IRI international model of the ionosphere was also widely used; however, according to the tests, the constructed model more adequately describes the diurnal, longitudinal, and latitudinal variations of foF2 than IRI-2016. This model, together with the previously constructed model of the nighttime trough, makes it possible to speak of the creation of a complete model of foF2 in the winter ionosphere. Soon, the complete foF2 model will be accessible at the IZMIRAN site http://www.izmiran.ru/ionosphere/sm-mit/. The model make it possible to calculate the longitudinal variations of the trough position and the latitudinal–longitudinal variations of foF2 for any local time and any level of solar activity within the range F10.7 = 70−200 for all winter months.

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The author is grateful to the sponsors and operators of the CHAMP experiment, as well as Deutsches GeoForschungs Zentrum (GFZ) Potsdam and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

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This work was supported by the Russian Scientific Foundation, project no. 17-77-20 009.

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Karpachev, A.T. Model of the Ionospheric Trough for Daytime Winter Conditions Based on Data from Interkosmos-19 and Champ Satellites. Geomagn. Aeron. 59, 383–397 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793219040091

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