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Ionospheric Behavior of foF2 over Chinese EIA Region and Its Comparison with IRI-2016
Universe ( IF 2.5 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-11 , DOI: 10.3390/universe6080122 Peng Zhu , Cong Xie , Chunhua Jiang , Guobin Yang , Jing Liu , Zhengqiang Li , Zhengyu Zhao
Universe ( IF 2.5 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-11 , DOI: 10.3390/universe6080122 Peng Zhu , Cong Xie , Chunhua Jiang , Guobin Yang , Jing Liu , Zhengqiang Li , Zhengyu Zhao
The ionograms, which were recorded by the ionosonde located at Pu’er station (PUR, 22.7°N, 101.05°E, Dip Latitude 12.9°N) in the Southwest of China in the year of 2016, were used to study the ionospheric behavior of the ordinary critical frequency of the F2 layer (foF2) in the region of the northern equatorial ionization anomaly. To verify the performance of the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) over the Southwest of China, a comparative study of the observed foF2 and the latest version of the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI-2016) was carried out. We found that the foF2 in equinox months is greater than summer and winter. Moreover, a higher frequency of the observed bite-out of foF2 in January and April than other months and the IRI-2016 cannot represent the bite-out of foF2 in diurnal variations. Compared to the observations at Pu’er Station, the IRI-2016 underestimated foF2 for most time of the year. The IRI with the International Radio Consultative Committee (CCIR) option overestimated foF2 is higher than that with the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) option. Furthermore, the normalized root mean square error of foF2 from the IRI-2016 with the CCIR option is less than that with the URSI.
更新日期：2020-08-11
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