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GAMBIT Explorer Release UserApp version 0.9.03

09/16/2017

Welcome to INAG Newsletter 2017-06:

Message from Lowell GIRO Data Center:

GAMBIT Explorer UserApp is released to INAG

community

GAMBIT Explorer showing deviation map of foF2, August 21, 2017 18:00 UT.

Deviation maps present differences between IRTAM ionospheric weather and IRI

quiet-time ionospheric climate. Circles correspond to GIRO ionosonde locations.

Ionosonde data courtesy Global Ionosphere Radio Observatory

IMPORTANT: Read Rules of the Road before using GAMBIT-X: Rules

IRTAM: IRI-based Real-Time Assimilative Model: IRTAM homepage

GAMBIT: Global Assimilative Modeling of Bottomside Ionosphere Timeline:

GAMBIT

GAMBIT Explorer: Pre-release installation package, UserApp v0.9.03: download

GAMBIT Explorer: Installation instructions: download

GAMBIT Explorer: User Guide v0.1C: download

GAMBIT Explorer User App is released under CC BY-NC license

(Academic Version / non-commercial use / with Attribution)

Read LGDC RULES OF THE ROAD for more information

Key Features of GAMBIT Explorer UserApp:

• Visualization of IRTAM computations

• 15-minute cadence global IRTAM map displays of foF2, hmf2, B0, and B1

o Data coverage from 2000 to 2017 (current)

o Deviation maps versus IRI quiet time prediction

o Export of diurnal Animated GIF maps

• Diurnal comparison charts of foF2, hmf2, B0, and B1 for IRTAM versus IRI

versus observation at GIRO locations

• Map displays of vTEC data in CEDAR Madrigal database at MIT Haystack

Observatory

o Data coverage from 1998 to 2017 (current)

o Deviation TEC maps versus user-selected reference time

• Map displays of slab thickness using TEC from Madrigal and NmF2 from

IRTAM

GAMBIT Explorer diurnal comparison chart for Cachoera Paulista, Brazil showing

foF2 values for IRI versus IRTAM vs observation.

Digisonde data courtesy Inez Batista INPE, Brazil

GAMBIT Explorer showing VTEC deviation map for August 21, 2017 18:00 UT

versus the same UT next day.

TEC data courtesy Anthea Coster, MIT Haystack Observatory, Madrigal Database

Slab thickness display in GAMBIT Explorer

Data courtesy Madrigal and GAMBIT databases

CONTACT PERSON for Gambit Explorer UserApp: Ivan_Galkin@uml.edu

Ivan Galkin UMass Lowell: GIRO

INAG Chair

John Bosco Habarulema SANSA, South Africa

INAG Co-Chair

Baiqi Ning IGG CAS, Beijing, China

INAG Co-Chair

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