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AN: SA31A-01    [Abstracts]
TI: Overview of 2006 COSMIC December Campaign
AU: * Lin, C S
EM: chin.lin@hanscom.af.mil
AF: Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicle Directorate, AFRL/VSBXI, 29 Randolph Rd, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731, United States
AU: Yen, N L
EM: longine@nspo.org.tw
AF: National Space Organization, 8F, 9 Prosperity 1st Rd Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan
AB: In conjunction with FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC satellite observations an ionosphere observation campaign was conducted during December 20-21 2006 to collect extensive data from ground-based and satellite borne instruments. In this paper we present an overview of the campaign and survey the collected campaign data. In addition to validate COSMIC electron density profiles and TEC deduced from COSMIC GPS radio occultation receivers, the COSMIC December campaign was organized to study E layer structures, scintillations, and assessment of inversion techniques. The GPS radio occultation receivers and Tiny Ionospheric Photometer onboard the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC satellites provide TEC, electron density profiles, scintillation amplitudes, and ionospheric 135.6-nm UV airglow emissions. Incoherent scatter radar measurements were taken from Jicamarca, Arecibo, Millstone Hill, Mu, and Chungli radars as ground truth. In addition the extensive campaign dataset includes worldwide ground TEC data from GPS receivers, VHF beacon receivers, high cadence digisonde ionograms, scintillation monitoring indices, and airglow images. FORMOSAT-2 satellite also participated in the COSMIC campaign by taking snapshots of 630 nm airglow images at mid-latitudes over Taiwan and Japan. Future plan of the campaign study is discussed. Collaborative analyses of the COSMIC December campaign data are encouraged to improve space weather forecasting.
DE: 2415 Equatorial ionosphere
DE: 2427 Ionosphere/atmosphere interactions (0335)
DE: 2437 Ionospheric dynamics
DE: 2443 Midlatitude ionosphere
SC: SPA-Aeronomy [SA]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly