Diurnal, seasonal and solar cycle variation in total electron content and comparison with IRI-2016 model at Birnin Kebbi
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Published:2019-09-05
Issue:5
Volume:37
Page:775-789
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ISSN:1432-0576
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Container-title:Annales Geophysicae
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Ann. Geophys.
Author:
Ogwala Aghogho,Somoye Emmanuel Olufemi,Ogunmodimu Olugbenga,Adeniji-Adele Rasaq Adewemimo,Onori Eugene Oghenakpobor,Oyedokun Oluwole
Abstract
Abstract. The ionosphere is the major error source for the signals of global
positioning system (GPS) satellites. In the analysis of GPS measurements,
ionospheric error is assumed to be somewhat of a nuisance. The error induced by
the ionosphere is proportional to the number of electrons along the line of
sight (LOS) from the satellite to receiver and can be determined in order to
study the diurnal, seasonal, solar cycle and spatial variations in the
ionosphere during quiet and disturbed conditions. In this study, we
characterize the diurnal, seasonal and solar cycle variation in observed
total electron content (OBS-TEC) and compare the results with the
International Reference Ionosphere (IRI-2016) model. We obtained TEC from a
dual-frequency GPS receiver located at Birnin Kebbi Federal Polytechnic
(BKFP) in northern Nigeria (geographic location: 12.64∘ N,
4.22∘ E; 2.68∘ N dip) for the period 2011–2014. We
observed differences between the diurnal variation in OBS-TEC and
the IRI-2016 model for all hours of the day except during the post-midnight hours. Slight
post-noon peaks in the daytime maximum and post-sunset decrease and
enhancement are observed in the diurnal variation in OBS-TEC during the
equinoxes. On a seasonal scale, we observed that OBS-TEC values were higher
in the equinoxes than the solstices only in 2012. However, in 2011, the September
equinox and December solstice recorded a higher magnitude, followed by the March
equinox, and the magnitude was lowest in the June solstice. In 2013, the December solstice magnitude
was highest, followed by the equinoxes, and it was lowest in the June solstice. In 2014,
the March equinox and December solstice magnitudes were higher than the September
equinox and June solstice magnitude. The June solstice consistently recorded the
lowest values for all the years. OBS-TEC is found to increase from 2011 to
2014, thus revealing solar cycle dependence.
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous),Atmospheric Science,Geology,Astronomy and Astrophysics
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