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Positioning Comparison Using GIM, Klobuchar, and IRI-2016 Models During the Geomagnetic Storm in 2021
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Date Issued
January 1, 2022
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
This paper compares the positioning accuracy obtained from the GIM VTEC, the Klobuchar model, and the IRI-2016 model at Chiang Mai and DPT9 stations, Thailand, during an intense geomagnetic storm of 2021 (on May 12, 2021). The results show that the diurnal variation of the Klobuchar modeled VTECs show the same trend as that of the observed GIM VTECs with the same peaks and the maximum deviation of 22.5% at 05:00 UT. Meanwhile, the IRI2016-predicted VTECs show its peak at 07:00 UT and are not available obviously during 13:00–21:00 UT due to the impact of this intense geomagnetic storm. Most of the ionospheric delays obtained from the Klobuchar model underestimate those of the GIM VTEC, whereas they overestimate those of GIM VTEC during after midnight and pre-sunrise period. At both stations, the mean ionospheric range delays of the GIM VTEC are highest during daytime period while those of the IRI-2016 model are largest during nighttime period. The positioning errors at higher latitude (CHMA station) are larger than those at lower latitude (DPT9 station).
Citation
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 461, 725-733, 2022