Ionospheric Models Levan Lomidze Center for Atmospheric and Space Sciences Utah State University levan.lomidze@usu.edu CEDAR-GEM Student Workshop, June.

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Ionospheric Models Levan Lomidze Center for Atmospheric and Space Sciences Utah State University levan.lomidze@usu.edu CEDAR-GEM Student Workshop, June 26, 2011

Earth’s Ionosphere Ionosphere has layered structure Ion composition varies with altitude Different processes dominate at different regions D, E: chemical processes F: plasma transport Ionosphere density varies with Latitude, Longitude, Universal Time, Season, Solar Cycle, Geomagnetic Activity. He+ H+ 700 Altitude (km) O+ F2 200 F1 E 100 NO+ O2+ N2+ D 105 106 Electron Density (cm-3) Typical daytime midlatitude Ionosphere.

Earth’s Ionosphere Ionosphere displays large variability due to various processes in the ionosphere-thermosphere system. It is influenced by solar, interplanetary, magnetospheric and mesospheric processes. Ionosphere is characterized by background state (climatology) and disturbed state (weather). Ionosphere influences on military and civilian communication, surveillance and navigation systems, satellite operation, etc. It has very interesting physics.

Importance Model studies are alternatives of direct measurements. They help to test our knowledge and improve our understanding of the system. Can get parameters that are not always accessible to measurements. Numerical experiments are cheaper and convenient to study various processes.

Characteristics of Ionospheric Models Outputs of Ionospheric models are electron density along with other parameters (Te, Ti, ion composition, drifts, etc.). Models might be global or regional. There are no all-purpose ionospheric models. All ionospheric models need some type of input data. Current ionospheric models are constantly undergoing improvements and validations.

Types of models Empirical Parameterized Physics-Based (stand-alone) (PIM, SLIM, FAIM, ICED) Physics-Based (stand-alone) (USU-TDIM, IPM, IFM, FLIP, SAMI2, SAMI3) Data Assimilation (GAIM-FP, GAIM-GM, JPL/USC GAIM) Coupled Physics-Based (TIE-GCM, CTIM, CTIP, GTIM, SUPIM, CMIT)

Empirical Models Empirical models attempt to model systematic ionospheric variation from the historic data records. Data sources: Ionosondes, topside sounders, incoherent scatter radars, rockets and satellites. Model construction: Data are synthesized, binned with appropriate indices and fitted with either analytic expressions or orthogonal functions.

Empirical Models Purpose and limitations: Models are mainly used for specification and forecasting purposes. Empirical models describe average conditions. Models are realistic in the areas sufficiently covered by observations. Easy to use.

Empirical Models Example: Ne(h) Ti(h) http://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/vitmo/iri_vitmo.html Te(h)

Parameterized Models Parameterized models simplify the theoretical models by expressing them in terms of solar-terrestrial parameters and geographic locations. They are based on orthogonal function fits to data that are output of physics-based models. Theoretical model runs are performed for various helio-geophysical conditions and parameterization is usually done in terms of solar activity, geomagnetic activity and season.

Parameterized Models Purpose and limitations: Parameterized models describe the climatology of the ionosphere. They are suitable only for well-specified geophysical problems. Parameterized models cannot accurately reproduce specific situations. They are computationally fast still retaining physics of theoretical models.

Parameterized Models PIM-Parameterized Ionosphere Model (90-25000 km) Example: PIM-Parameterized Ionosphere Model (90-25000 km) Input: UT,DOY,F10.7,Kp Output: Ne(h), foF2, foE, hmF2, hmE, TEC TEC September 22 UT=1:39 F10.7= 200.

Physics-Based Models (stand-alone ionosphere) The models solve 3-D time dependent equations of continuity, momentum and energy for the electrons and ions (mainly NO+, O2+, N2+, N+, O+, He+, H+) numerically. All important chemical and transport processes are taken into account (solar production, chemical production and loss, ambipolar and thermal diffusion, i-i, i-n and e-n collisions, etc.). Requires: Magnetospheric input - (convection electric field and particle precipitation) Atmospheric input - (neutral densities, temperatures and winds) Dynamo and storm-time electric field at low latitudes. Geomagnetic field (fixed, no time variations) These are usually specified by corresponding empirical models.

Physics-Based Models Purpose and limitations: Physics-based models are mainly used for scientific studies. Uncertainty in the input parameters is the main limitation of using theoretical models for prediction and forecasting. An extensive preparation of inputs is needed to obtain meaningful results.

Data Assimilation Models Models combine measurements from observing system with the information obtained from theoretical model trough the data assimilation technique. The outputs of 3-D ionosphere have parameters closer to the observations. They estimate physical drivers (neutral wind, neutral composition, electric field, etc.) that are self-consistent with the calculated ionospheric parameters. Assimilated data may have different sources.

Data Assimilation Models Purpose and limitations: Models can be used for the studies of both, ionospheric climatology and ionospheric weather. The accuracy of the reconstructed ionosphere depends on the amount of assimilated data, the diversity of the data types and the quality of the data. Very little data results in the output that is primarily background theoretical model.

Data Assimilation Models Example: GAIM-FP Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements-Full Physics (90-20,000 km) Physics-Based Data assimilation Global TEC data

Coupled Physics-Based Models Such models do not need atmospheric and/or magnetospheric input. They include coupling processes, time delays and feedback mechanisms inherent in the near Earth environment. Currently there are ionosphere-thermosphere, ionosphere-polar wind, ionosphere-thermosphere-mesosphere and ionosphere-thermosphere-plasmasphere coupled global models. More recently, work began to couple global ionosphere/thermosphere models to MHD models of global magnetosphere.

Coupled Physics-Based Models Example: TIE-GCM Thermosphere-Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (70-600 km) hmF2 NmF2 Te Tn

Coupled Physics-Based Models Example: CMIT - Coupled Magnetosphere Ionosphere Thermosphere model

Questions?