Speaker
Mr
Jean Claude UWAMAHORO
(South African National Space Agency (SANSA), Space Science)
Description
Due to the complicated nature of equatorial electrodynamics during geomagnetic storms, it was found that modelling ionospheric total electron content (TEC) is more difficult in the low latitude than in the mid-latitude. Towards the improvement of TEC modelling in the low latitude, E × B is introduced for the first time in TEC modelling as a new input, in addition to the standard inputs which represent solar and geomagnetic activities, diurnal and seasonal variations. For this purpose, Non linear Regression analysis (NLRA) model is developed using TEC data (1998 - 2016) derived from the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) measurements over Seychelles (SEY1, 4.67° S , 55.48° E). On the basis of statistics, the contribution of E x B drift to TEC modelling for the low latitude region is highlighted and results are compared with the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) predictions.
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
No
Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution
Dr John Bosco Habarulema
Email: jhabarulema@sansa.org.za
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South African National Space Agency (SANSA), Space Science, 7200, Hermanus, South Africa.
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Department of Physics and Electronics, Rhodes University, 6140, Grahamstown, South Africa.
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
Yes
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
PhD
Primary author
Mr
Jean Claude UWAMAHORO
(South African National Space Agency (SANSA), Space Science)
Co-author
Dr
John Bosco Habarulema
(South African National Space Agency (SANSA), Space Science)
