Abstract Recently, the equivalent slab thickness τ of the ionosphere has attracted great attention. This is due to its role in determining the critical frequency foF2 from the data of the total electron content TEC, which is important in obtaining the characteristics of the high frequency HF radio waves propagation, especially during disturbances, when vertical sounding data may be absent. Currently, a global Neustrelitz equivalent Slab Thickness Model NSTM model has been developed, for the use of which it is sufficient to have 12 coefficients and an index of solar activity. On the other hand, empirical models, in particular the IRI-Plas model, in which TEC and the maximum density NmF2 are calculated, are also global and can provide values of τ on a global scale. These models can complement each other, but both need to be testing. Preliminary comparison of the NSTM model with the NGM model whose values were calculated as the quotient of values TEC(NTCM-GL) and NmF2(NPDM) has shown better performance for the τ(NSTM) model. In this paper, τ is compared for the NSTM and IRI-Plas models using the Grahamstown station data for 2001–2010. It is shown that both models reflect the diurnal and seasonal variations of the observational τ. To quantify the correspondence between the model and observational values of τ, standard metrics were used: the mean absolute error (MAE), the root mean-square-error (RMSE), the normalized root-mean-square error (NRMSE). The MAE values were 87.6 km for the NSTM model and 64.7 km for the IRI-Plas model in 2001. The corresponding values in 2007 were 70.2 km and 58 km. The RMSE values were 109.1 km for the NSTM model and 80 km for the IRI-Plas model in 2001. For low solar activity conditions, the RMSE values are 87.0 km and 73.1 km (that is, the values for IRI-Plas are also smaller than for NSTM). The NRMSE values are 25.2 % and 18.4 %, respectively, under high solar activity, and 21.2 % and 18.0 % under low solar activity. The greatest RMSE of the model values concern morning and evening hours: they can reach 180 km for the NSTM model and 120 km for the IRI-Plas model.


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    Titel :

    Validation of the models of the ionospheric equivalent slab thickness using data from African stations


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    Erschienen in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 72 , 3 ; 897-906


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2022-09-20


    Format / Umfang :

    10 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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