Space Weather Systems

Real-Time Ionospheric Characterization:
Potential Uses

Research and educational tool
Operational system
Improvement of geolocation using such satellite navigation systems as GPS, via TEC values calculated using 3-D output
Improvement of communication systems, emitter localization, and OTH Radar coordinate registration via 3-D profile in conjunction with 3-D ray tracing
HF communication propagation calculations
Help in the prediction of LUF and MUF using a time-varying model of foF2 and hmax values
Diagnostic for other facilities such as HARRP
Ionospheric research
Specifying, characterizing, nowcasting, forecasting, model validation, simulation, estimation of confidence limits, co-ordinate registration, single site location, monitoring of passive emissions, diagnostics, communication through ionosphere, GPS performance estimation, radar, optical emissions, and more