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The European COST (Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) Actions: an important chance to cooperate and to grow for all the international ionospheric community
Type
Conference paper
Language
English
Obiettivo Specifico
3.9. Fisica della magnetosfera, ionosfera e meteorologia spaziale
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Published
Conference Name
Issued date
May 13, 2008
Conference Location
Crowne Plaza Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 13-15, 2008
Sponsors
ONR - Office of Naval Research,
Airforce Office of Scientific Research,
U.R.S.I.
Airforce Office of Scientific Research,
U.R.S.I.
Abstract
The current COST (Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) Action 296 on Mitigation of Ionospheric Effects on Radio Systems, along with previous COST238 (Prediction and Retrospective Ionospheric Modelling over Europe), COST251 (Improved Quality of Service in Ionospheric Telecommunication Systems Planning and Operation) and COST271 (Effects of the Upper Atmosphere on Terrestrial and Earth-Space Communications) Actions have addressed
investigations of the different effects of the ionosphere on terrestrial telecommunication systems and on Earth-space systems. Throughout their lifetime of 20 years, these COST actions have achieved a
great deal in long-term archiving of synoptic soundings of the state of the ionosphere, in enhancing understanding of the morphology of the ionosphere and its dependence on space weather and in producing ionosphere-plasmasphere as well as propagation models for terrestrial radio services available to variety of radio users. Besides the formal contributions to ITU-R and the contributions to international organisations such as URSI, COSPAR, EGU and ESA, these COST Actions have provided a forum for the establishment of collaborative European initiatives, a centre of expertise
and excellence in ionosphere knowledge when none other equivalent in Europe or elsewhere exists. In this paper, we review the main achievements of the COST 238, 251 and 271 actions as developed in the past studies.
investigations of the different effects of the ionosphere on terrestrial telecommunication systems and on Earth-space systems. Throughout their lifetime of 20 years, these COST actions have achieved a
great deal in long-term archiving of synoptic soundings of the state of the ionosphere, in enhancing understanding of the morphology of the ionosphere and its dependence on space weather and in producing ionosphere-plasmasphere as well as propagation models for terrestrial radio services available to variety of radio users. Besides the formal contributions to ITU-R and the contributions to international organisations such as URSI, COSPAR, EGU and ESA, these COST Actions have provided a forum for the establishment of collaborative European initiatives, a centre of expertise
and excellence in ionosphere knowledge when none other equivalent in Europe or elsewhere exists. In this paper, we review the main achievements of the COST 238, 251 and 271 actions as developed in the past studies.
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networks”, Geophysical Research Letters. Vol.24, (12), pp.1467-1470. (1997)
Belehaki A., Lj.R. Cander, B. Zolesi, J. Bremer, C. Juren, I. Stanislawka, D. Dialetis and M.
Hatzopoulos: ”The DIAS project Monitoring and Forecasting the Ionosphere over Europe”,
Space Weather Journal, Vol.4,(1), pp.10-13 .(2007)
Beniguel Y., B.Forte, S.Radicella, H.Strangeways, V. E.Gherm and N. Zerov:” Scintillation Effects
links for telecommunication and navigation purposes”, “COST271 Final Report”, Annals of
Geophysics, Supplement to Vol. 47(2/3), pp. 1179-1199. (2004).
Bradley P.A.: ”PRIME (Prediction Regional Ionospheric Modelling over Europe)”, COST Action
238 Final Report, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, pp.327.( 1995)
Bremer J., L. Alfonsi, P. Bencze, J. Lastowicka, A. Mikhailov and N. Rogers: “ Long term trends in
the ionosphere and upper atmosphere parameters”, Annals of Geophysics, Supplement to Vol.
47(2/3), pp.1009-1029. (2004)
Bourdillon A. and B. Zolesi : “ The European COST 296 Action”, IES2008 proceedings, in
press.(2008)
Cander Lj.R., M.M. Milosavljevic, S.S. Stankovic and S. Tomasevic: “Ionospheric forecasting
technique by artificial neural network”, Electronics Letters, Vol. 34, (16), pp. 1573-1574.
(1998)
De Franceschi G. and A. De Santis: “PASHA: regionallong term Predictions ionospheric parameters
by ASHA”, Annali di GeofIsica, Vol.137, (2), pp. 209-220. (1994).
Dick M.I., M.F. Levy, Lj.R. Cander, I. Kutiev, and P. Muhtarov: “Short-term ionospheric forecasting
over Europe”, IEE Conference on Antennas and Propagation, University of York, 31 March-1
April 1999, Publication number 461, pp. 105-107.(1999)
Dvinskikh, N. I. and N. Ya. Naiedova:“ Regional empirical model of the ionosphere”,Advances in
Space Research,Vol.11(10), pp.7-10. (1989)
Kersley L. , D.Malan, S.E. Pryse, Lj.R. Cander, R.A. Bamford, A.Belehaki, R.Leitinger, L.Ciraolo,
R.Radicella, C.Mitchel and P.Spencer:“ Total Electron Content a Key parameter in propagation:
measurements and use in ionospheric imaging.” Final Report”, Annals of Geophysics.,
Supplement to Vol. 47(2/3), pp. 1067-1091.(2004)
Hanbaba R., “Improved Quality of Service in Ionospheric Telecommunication Systems Planning and
Operation”, COST Action 251 Final Report, Space Research Centre, Warsaw, pp.303. (1999)
Jakowski N., R. Leitinger and L. Ciraolo:” Behaviour of large scale structures of the electron content
as akey parameter of range errors in GNSS applications”, “COST271 Final Report”, Annals of
Geophysics, Supplement to Vol. 47(2/3), pp.1031-1047.(2004 a)
Jakowski N., R. Leitinger and M. Angling: ”Radio occultation techniques for probing the
ionosphere”, “COST271 Final Report”, Annals of Geophysics, Supplement to Vol.
47(2/3),pp.1049-1066.( 2004 b)
Kutiev I., P. Muhtarov, Lj.R. Cander, and M.F. Levy: “Short-term prediction of ionospheric
parameters based on autocorrelation analysis”, Annali di Geofisica, Vol. 42, (1), pp. 121-127.
(1999)
Lastowicka J. and A. Bourdillon: “ Ionospheric effects on terrestrial communications:Working group
3 overview”, Annals of Geophysics, Supplement to Vol 47(2/3), pp.1269-1277.(2004)
Lamming X., and Lj.R. Cander,: “Monthly medianfoF2 modelling COST251 area by neural
networks”, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Vol. 24,(4), pp. 349-354.(1999)
Leitinger R.: “Further proposals for interfacing foF2 and M(3000)F2 regional and global maps”,
Proceedings of the COST238 Workshop on PRIME studies with emphasis on TEC and topside
modelling, Graz May 1993, pp.91- 94.(1993)
Leitinger R and G. Hochegger : “'Mapping monthly quantiles of electron content and foF2”, Physics
and Chemistry of the Earth, Part C: Solar- Terrestrial and Planetary Science,Vol 24, pp.359-
363.(1999)
Levy, M. F., M.I. Dick, P. Spalla, C. Scotto, I. Kutiev and P. Mutharov: “Results from testing of
candidate COST251 maps and models”, COST251 Workshop Proceedings, El Arenosillo,
COSTTD (99) 003 , Spain, October, 1998, pp.315-323.(1998)
Mikhailov A.V., D. Buldenkova, V.V. Mikhailov and Yu.L. Teryokhin: “A comparison of solar
activity indices for the purpose of modeling the monthly median foF2 “, Geomagnetism and
Aeronomy, Vol.30, pp.88-93.(1990)
Mikhailov A. V. and V.V. Mikhailov : “Solar cycle variations of annual mean noon foF2”, Advances
in Space Research, Vol.15(2), pp.93-97.(1995)
Radicella S. M. and M.-L. Zhang : "The improved DGR analytical model of electron density height
profile and total electron content in the ionosphere", Annali di Geofisica., Vol.38, pp. 35 –
41.(1995)
Samardjiev T., P.A. Bradley, Lj.R. Cander and M.I. Dick: "Ionospheric mapping by computer
contouring techniques", Electronics Letters, Vol. 29, (20), pp. 1794-1975.(1993)
Singer W., K. Knyazeva and J. Bremer:” Empirical D-region electron density model for midlatitudes”,
Proceedings of the COST238 Workshop on” Development and testing of an electrondensity
height profile model for PRIME”, El Arenosillo, September 1994, pp. 311-323. (1995)
TulunayY.K., E. Tulunay and E.T.Senalp: “An attempt to model the influence of the trough on HF
communication by using neural networks”, Radio Science,Vol.36(5), pp.1027-1041.( 2001)
Wernik, A.W., L. Alfonsi and M. Materassi: “ Ionospheric irregularities, scintillation and its effect
on systems”, Acta Geophysica Polonica, Vol. 52, ( 2), pp. 237 – 249.(2004)
Wintoft P. and Lj.R. Cander: “ Short-term prediction of foF2 using time-delay neural networks”,
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Vol .24(4), pp.343-347.(1999)
Zolesi B., L,j. R. Cander and G. De Franceschi: “Simplified ionospheric regional model for
telecommunication application”, Radio Science, Vol. 28,(4) pp. 603-612.( 1993)
Zolesi B., L,j. R. Cander and G. De Franceschi: “On the potential applicability of the simplified
ionospheric regional model to different mid latitude areas”, Radio Science, Vol 31, (3),pp. 547-
552.(1996)
Zolesi, B. and Lj. R. Cander” Advances in regional ionospheric mapping over Europe”, Annali di
Geofisica, Vol. 41,(5-6), pp.827-842. (1998)
Zolesi B., A. Belehaki, I. Tsagouri and Lj. R. Cander: ” Real time updating of simplified ionospheric
regional model for operational applications”, Radio
Science,Vol.39,RS2011,doi:1029/2003RS002936. (2004)
Zolesi, B. and , Lj. R. Cander: “COST271 Action “Effects of the upper atmosphere on terrestrial and
Earth-space communications” Final Report”, Annals of Geophysics, Supplement to Vol 47(2/3),
pp.913-925.( 2004).
networks”, Geophysical Research Letters. Vol.24, (12), pp.1467-1470. (1997)
Belehaki A., Lj.R. Cander, B. Zolesi, J. Bremer, C. Juren, I. Stanislawka, D. Dialetis and M.
Hatzopoulos: ”The DIAS project Monitoring and Forecasting the Ionosphere over Europe”,
Space Weather Journal, Vol.4,(1), pp.10-13 .(2007)
Beniguel Y., B.Forte, S.Radicella, H.Strangeways, V. E.Gherm and N. Zerov:” Scintillation Effects
links for telecommunication and navigation purposes”, “COST271 Final Report”, Annals of
Geophysics, Supplement to Vol. 47(2/3), pp. 1179-1199. (2004).
Bradley P.A.: ”PRIME (Prediction Regional Ionospheric Modelling over Europe)”, COST Action
238 Final Report, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, pp.327.( 1995)
Bremer J., L. Alfonsi, P. Bencze, J. Lastowicka, A. Mikhailov and N. Rogers: “ Long term trends in
the ionosphere and upper atmosphere parameters”, Annals of Geophysics, Supplement to Vol.
47(2/3), pp.1009-1029. (2004)
Bourdillon A. and B. Zolesi : “ The European COST 296 Action”, IES2008 proceedings, in
press.(2008)
Cander Lj.R., M.M. Milosavljevic, S.S. Stankovic and S. Tomasevic: “Ionospheric forecasting
technique by artificial neural network”, Electronics Letters, Vol. 34, (16), pp. 1573-1574.
(1998)
De Franceschi G. and A. De Santis: “PASHA: regionallong term Predictions ionospheric parameters
by ASHA”, Annali di GeofIsica, Vol.137, (2), pp. 209-220. (1994).
Dick M.I., M.F. Levy, Lj.R. Cander, I. Kutiev, and P. Muhtarov: “Short-term ionospheric forecasting
over Europe”, IEE Conference on Antennas and Propagation, University of York, 31 March-1
April 1999, Publication number 461, pp. 105-107.(1999)
Dvinskikh, N. I. and N. Ya. Naiedova:“ Regional empirical model of the ionosphere”,Advances in
Space Research,Vol.11(10), pp.7-10. (1989)
Kersley L. , D.Malan, S.E. Pryse, Lj.R. Cander, R.A. Bamford, A.Belehaki, R.Leitinger, L.Ciraolo,
R.Radicella, C.Mitchel and P.Spencer:“ Total Electron Content a Key parameter in propagation:
measurements and use in ionospheric imaging.” Final Report”, Annals of Geophysics.,
Supplement to Vol. 47(2/3), pp. 1067-1091.(2004)
Hanbaba R., “Improved Quality of Service in Ionospheric Telecommunication Systems Planning and
Operation”, COST Action 251 Final Report, Space Research Centre, Warsaw, pp.303. (1999)
Jakowski N., R. Leitinger and L. Ciraolo:” Behaviour of large scale structures of the electron content
as akey parameter of range errors in GNSS applications”, “COST271 Final Report”, Annals of
Geophysics, Supplement to Vol. 47(2/3), pp.1031-1047.(2004 a)
Jakowski N., R. Leitinger and M. Angling: ”Radio occultation techniques for probing the
ionosphere”, “COST271 Final Report”, Annals of Geophysics, Supplement to Vol.
47(2/3),pp.1049-1066.( 2004 b)
Kutiev I., P. Muhtarov, Lj.R. Cander, and M.F. Levy: “Short-term prediction of ionospheric
parameters based on autocorrelation analysis”, Annali di Geofisica, Vol. 42, (1), pp. 121-127.
(1999)
Lastowicka J. and A. Bourdillon: “ Ionospheric effects on terrestrial communications:Working group
3 overview”, Annals of Geophysics, Supplement to Vol 47(2/3), pp.1269-1277.(2004)
Lamming X., and Lj.R. Cander,: “Monthly medianfoF2 modelling COST251 area by neural
networks”, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Vol. 24,(4), pp. 349-354.(1999)
Leitinger R.: “Further proposals for interfacing foF2 and M(3000)F2 regional and global maps”,
Proceedings of the COST238 Workshop on PRIME studies with emphasis on TEC and topside
modelling, Graz May 1993, pp.91- 94.(1993)
Leitinger R and G. Hochegger : “'Mapping monthly quantiles of electron content and foF2”, Physics
and Chemistry of the Earth, Part C: Solar- Terrestrial and Planetary Science,Vol 24, pp.359-
363.(1999)
Levy, M. F., M.I. Dick, P. Spalla, C. Scotto, I. Kutiev and P. Mutharov: “Results from testing of
candidate COST251 maps and models”, COST251 Workshop Proceedings, El Arenosillo,
COSTTD (99) 003 , Spain, October, 1998, pp.315-323.(1998)
Mikhailov A.V., D. Buldenkova, V.V. Mikhailov and Yu.L. Teryokhin: “A comparison of solar
activity indices for the purpose of modeling the monthly median foF2 “, Geomagnetism and
Aeronomy, Vol.30, pp.88-93.(1990)
Mikhailov A. V. and V.V. Mikhailov : “Solar cycle variations of annual mean noon foF2”, Advances
in Space Research, Vol.15(2), pp.93-97.(1995)
Radicella S. M. and M.-L. Zhang : "The improved DGR analytical model of electron density height
profile and total electron content in the ionosphere", Annali di Geofisica., Vol.38, pp. 35 –
41.(1995)
Samardjiev T., P.A. Bradley, Lj.R. Cander and M.I. Dick: "Ionospheric mapping by computer
contouring techniques", Electronics Letters, Vol. 29, (20), pp. 1794-1975.(1993)
Singer W., K. Knyazeva and J. Bremer:” Empirical D-region electron density model for midlatitudes”,
Proceedings of the COST238 Workshop on” Development and testing of an electrondensity
height profile model for PRIME”, El Arenosillo, September 1994, pp. 311-323. (1995)
TulunayY.K., E. Tulunay and E.T.Senalp: “An attempt to model the influence of the trough on HF
communication by using neural networks”, Radio Science,Vol.36(5), pp.1027-1041.( 2001)
Wernik, A.W., L. Alfonsi and M. Materassi: “ Ionospheric irregularities, scintillation and its effect
on systems”, Acta Geophysica Polonica, Vol. 52, ( 2), pp. 237 – 249.(2004)
Wintoft P. and Lj.R. Cander: “ Short-term prediction of foF2 using time-delay neural networks”,
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Vol .24(4), pp.343-347.(1999)
Zolesi B., L,j. R. Cander and G. De Franceschi: “Simplified ionospheric regional model for
telecommunication application”, Radio Science, Vol. 28,(4) pp. 603-612.( 1993)
Zolesi B., L,j. R. Cander and G. De Franceschi: “On the potential applicability of the simplified
ionospheric regional model to different mid latitude areas”, Radio Science, Vol 31, (3),pp. 547-
552.(1996)
Zolesi, B. and Lj. R. Cander” Advances in regional ionospheric mapping over Europe”, Annali di
Geofisica, Vol. 41,(5-6), pp.827-842. (1998)
Zolesi B., A. Belehaki, I. Tsagouri and Lj. R. Cander: ” Real time updating of simplified ionospheric
regional model for operational applications”, Radio
Science,Vol.39,RS2011,doi:1029/2003RS002936. (2004)
Zolesi, B. and , Lj. R. Cander: “COST271 Action “Effects of the upper atmosphere on terrestrial and
Earth-space communications” Final Report”, Annals of Geophysics, Supplement to Vol 47(2/3),
pp.913-925.( 2004).
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