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Digisonde measurement
Kouba, Daniel ; Mošna, Zbyšek ; Koucká Knížová, Petra ; Boška, Josef ; Rejfek, Luboš
Ionospheric station in Průhonice currently performs its measurements using Digisonda DPS 4D. The vertical profile of the electron concentration can be measured by ionospheric vertical sounding using Ionosonde and Digisonde. The electron concentration profile shows the location of the layers of the ionosphere, the D, E, F1 and F2 layers, and the electron concentration at a given height. Another way to study the behavior of the ionosphere is to measure Doppler shift in ionospheric plasma. The Průhonická observatory is part of the Digisond World Network. The measured data is immediately automatically sent to the GIRO database (http://ulcar.uml.edu/DIDBase/).
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Possible natural emissions detected by the Mars Express spacecraft
Podgorný, Jakub ; Němec, František (advisor) ; Pitňa, Alexander (referee)
The presented thesis deals with detections of natural emissions by the MAR- SIS instrument on the Mars Express spacecraft. Frequency and time delay data of the radar intensities measured by this instrument ("ionograms") are analysed. We identify specific regions of these ionograms that do not correspond to any intensity increases related to the radar sounding of the Martian ionosphere. Within these intervals we select ionograms with a possible detection of light- ning emissions based on a predefined threshold criterion. These ionograms are then juxtaposed with relevant information on dust storms in the Martian at- mosphere. We further perform a detailed analysis of the dependence of mean ionogram intensities from all ionograms on relevant parameters. After the eli- mination of the principal dependence on the spacecraft altitude, we study long- term effects, such as the dependence on the solar longitude Ls, the solar zenith angle, the magnitude of crustal magnetic fields, and the F10.7 parameter. 1
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Total Electron Content Measurement Using Digisonde and GNSS
Kouba, Daniel ; Šauli, Petra
The digital pulse ionospheric sounder (Digisonde) of the University of Massachusetts Lowell has been operated in Pruhonice (geographic coordinates 50.0N, 14.6E) since 2004 for ionospheric study. Earlier, KEL Aerospace and ISP-42 ionosondes had also been operated. Hence, there is a long archive of bottomside ionospheric records for a period of about sixty years. In 2009, Topcon NET-G3 triple frequency Global Navigation Satellite System receiver will also be installed at the station, collocated with the Digisonde. GNSS receivers are becoming recognized as another source for ionospheric information. This year, the upgrade of Digisonde DPS-4 to model DPS-4D also will be realized. This new type will provide a much wider usage and expands the possibilities of our research. The GNSS and Digisonde measurements jointly will bring new improvements to the models of electron density profiles.
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