Earth  Sun  ID: 3310

Ionosphere Total Electron Content - April 2001

A view of the ionospheric Total Electron Content (TEC) measured over North America during a storm in April 2001. Red is high electron counts, blue is low, gray where there is no data. From the pre-storm state, we see relatively low electron counts. As the storm intensity increases, so do the number of electrons. The increase will generate more interference for communications systems, GPS, etc.
 

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http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/cold_front_feature.html


Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Anthea J. Coster (MIT/Haystack): Scientist
John Foster (MIT/Haystack): Scientist
Robert Robinson (NSF): Scientist
Marlene Colerico (MIT/Haystack): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Science Paper:
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 110, A09S31, doi:10.1029/2004JA010928, 2005

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Data Used:
NAVSTAR/World-wide GPS Receiver Network/Total Electron Content (TEC)
2001-04-11T14:59:00Z - 2001-04-12T01:03:00Z
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This item is part of this series:
Space Weather Cold Fronts

Keywords:
SVS >> Electron Fluxes
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Ionosphere/Magnetosphere Particles
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Ionosphere/Magnetosphere Particles >> Electron Flux
GCMD >> Location >> Ionosphere
SVS >> Space Weather
NASA Science >> Earth
NASA Science >> Sun

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0