Sounding of the Ionosphere Using the CanX-2 Nano-Satellite and Single-Frequency Radio Occultation Techniques

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dc.contributor.advisorSkone, Susan
dc.contributor.advisorO'Keefe, Kyle
dc.contributor.authorSwab, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-13T16:47:49Z
dc.date.available2015-11-20T08:00:33Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-13
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractThe objective of the research presented in this thesis is to show that single-frequency ionospheric electron density profiles can be obtained using GPS radio occultation techniques with commercial, off-the-shelf hardware. The platform used in support of this objective is the CanX-2 nanosatellite. Limitations with respect to the antenna’s field of view and poor signal quality are overcome with the use of the code-minus-carrier observable, TEC calibration and a various smoothing techniques. All techniques are validated through comparison of the corresponding vertical electron density profiles to optimized data assumed to be the best possible representations of the true ionospheric signal. This assumption is substantiated through application of the optimization procedure to raw COSMIC data and comparison to COSMIC published post-processed product. Smoothing of raw CanX-2 code-minus-carrier data was conducted via polynomial fit and a moving-average filter. Both methods fared very well when compared to the optimized data. The radio occultation research performed with CanX-2 represents 2 orders of magnitude decrease in cost over similar work conducted by larger-budget and larger-scope programs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSwab, M. (2015). Sounding of the Ionosphere Using the CanX-2 Nano-Satellite and Single-Frequency Radio Occultation Techniques (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27833en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27833
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2352
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectAtmospheric Sciences
dc.subjectAtmospheric Science
dc.subjectEngineering--Aerospace
dc.subject.classificationoccultationen_US
dc.subject.classificationRadioen_US
dc.subject.classificationIonosphereen_US
dc.subject.classificationelectronen_US
dc.subject.classificationDensityen_US
dc.subject.classificationCanX-2en_US
dc.subject.classificationnano-satelliteen_US
dc.subject.classificationgeodetic-gradeen_US
dc.subject.classificationCOTSen_US
dc.titleSounding of the Ionosphere Using the CanX-2 Nano-Satellite and Single-Frequency Radio Occultation Techniques
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeomatics Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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