Validations: WAM-IPE operational outputs

[twfang]

It appears that we need to create an issue to track all the WAM-IPE validation activities. Below is the list. Each item will have an issue associated with it and be linked back to this issue.

WAM:

1. Neutral density
2. O/N2, Temp

IPE:

1. NmF2/hmF2 from ionosondes
2. MUF from ionosonde
3. TEC from GloTEC, MIT-TEC, and LISN (#55, #54)
4. the bottomside ionosphere
5. Plasma drift velocity from ISR

NOTE: JRO ISR campaign will take place between 9/21-9/26. We should plan to have all the ionospheric parameters validated.

[twfang]

For IPE item 5: Plasma drift velocity from ISR in 6/22-6/27, 2021

ISR drift is obtained from one altitude (397 km)

ISR drift is averaged for all altitudes.

The drift velocity from WAM-IPE is slightly overestimated compared to ISR observations at equatorail region for these few days.

[twfang]

@gmillward has established a real-time system that compares the NmF2 from WAM-IPE at 50 ionosonde stations. Next, we need to figure out a good matrix to evaluate our model outputs.

[mfswpc]

[mfswpc]

Midlatitude ionosonde and WAM-IPE comparisons for Nov 2021 storm period.

[mfswpc]

[mfswpc]

Global maps NmF2 for storm period (at 12UT).

[mfswpc]

[gmillward]

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[gmillward]

^^ Useful for ionosondes context ...

[gmillward]

[gmillward]

^^ Having done all the heavy lifting, the Europe stations drop out easy ^^ This is NmF2 btw - new parameter instead of fof2

[gmillward]

I'll do MUF as well, and hmF2, and then go on to %-age differences

[mfswpc]

I have plotted CTIPe results from Adam's files on the top of the previous plots. Comparing Chilton results with George's plots, they look about the same (see pict). So, I guess there is no point in uploading them here, since George's code is doing it for many more stations.