Abstract Radio occultations are commonly used to determine vertical profiles of ionospheric electron density from measurements of frequency. “Frequency residuals” are important intermediate data products in radio occultation experiments. Frequency residuals are defined as the difference between observed and predicted values of the received frequency, where the predicted frequency includes all effects except refraction at the target object. However, relationships between properties of a vertical profile of ionospheric electron density and properties of time series of frequency residuals are not widely known by the broad community of scientists who may work with frequency residuals. Here we illustrate and explain how properties of a vertical profile of ionospheric electron density affect time series of frequency residuals. We also develop four quantitative relationships between electron density values and frequency residuals. These provide predictions for the topside plasma scale height, topside electron densities, peak altitude, and peak electron density that can be generated directly from a set of frequency residuals without the need to implement the full Abel transform analysis that is usually required to determine electron densities from frequency residuals. They can also be generated prior to the implementation of a high-quality baseline correction, to which the Abel transform analysis is sensitive. The development of these predictions assumed that the ionosphere has an exponential topside and a Chapman-like peak. These predictions are successfully tested on two-way radio occultation observations from the MAVEN Radio Occultation Science Experiment (ROSE) at Mars.


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    Titel :

    Quick-look estimates of ionospheric properties from radio occultation data


    Beteiligte:
    Withers, Paul (Autor:in) / Felici, M. (Autor:in) / Mendillo, M. (Autor:in) / Moore, L. (Autor:in) / Vogt, M.F. (Autor:in) / Oudrhiri, K. (Autor:in) / Kahan, D. (Autor:in) / Barbinis, E. (Autor:in) / Jakosky, B.M. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 68 , 4 ; 2038-2049


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2021-04-15


    Format / Umfang :

    12 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch