电离层模式通常无法正确预测空间天气事件对电离层的影响。利用当今实时可用的底部电离层测量电子密度分布,美国开发了一种技术“IRTAM((Ionosphere Real-Time Assimilative Model)”来指定实时 foF2 和 hmF2 全局图。测量数据从全球电离层射电天文台 (GIRO) 的大约 ~70 个电离探空仪站到达洛厄尔 GIRO 数据中心 (LGDC) ,通常以 15 分钟的节奏到达,并被摄取到 LGDC 的数据库中(http://ulcar.uml.edu/DIDBase/),其中使用国际参考电离层(IRI)电子密度模型作为背景模型。
IRI是一个经验性的月度中位数模型,主要取决于 F2 层峰高 hmF2 和密度 NmF2(或临界频率 foF2)的正确值。IRI 模型使用所谓的 CCIR(或 URSI)系数来规范中位数 foF2 和 hmF2 映射。IRTAM通过动态“调整”CCIR系数,在IRI中吸收测量的GIRO数据。foF2 和 hmF2 在现在之前的最后 24 小时的更新图连续显示在 http://giro.uml.edu/RTAM 上 。通过使用新的Vary-Chap上部剖面模型,可以将“调整后的”底部剖面扩展到上部,该模型将剖面从hmF2扩展到等离子体层。
在研究过程中,经常需要批量下载IRTAM的数据,提供一个批量下载的matlab代码:
% 批量下载IRTAM数据
clear;clc;tic;
% URL-based scripted download:
% Populate URL with date-time (ISO format) and name:
% https://lgdc.uml.edu/rix/gambit-coeffs?time=yyyy.mm.ddThh:mm&charName=nnnn
% nnnn = foF2, hmF2, B0, B1
% Please be considerate and pace download requests at 15 sec cadence
% See Consortium agreement to acquire GAMBIT database mirror copy for fast local access to IRTAM 3D computations
% C ISEL parameter filename
% C 0 foF2 IRTAM_foF2_COEFFS_yyyymmdd_hhmm.asc
% C 1 hmF2 IRTAM_hmF2_COEFFS_yyyymmdd_hhmm.asc
% C 2 B0 IRTAM_B0in_COEFFS_yyyymmdd_hhmm.asc
% C 3 B1 IRTAM_B1in_COEFFS_yyyymmdd_hhmm.asc
ResavePath = 'E:\Data\IRTAM\';
str1 = 'https://lgdc.uml.edu/rix/gambit-coeffs?time=yyyy.mm.ddThh:mm&charName=nnnn';
str2 = 'IRTAM_nnnn_COEFFS_yyyymm1dd_hhmm2.asc';
DataType = {'foF2'; 'hmF2';'B0';'B1'};
DataType2 = {'foF2'; 'hmF2';'B0in';'B1in'};
Time0 = [2015 3 15 0 0 0];% 起始日期
Lastday = 7; % 下载数据的天数
TimeRes = 0.25;% 时间间隔(单位:小时)
while 1
NumErr = 0;
for nt = 1:round(Lastday*24/TimeRes)+1
TimeBG = datevec(datetime(Time0) + (nt-1)*TimeRes/24);
str2_1 = strrep(str2,'yyyy',num2str(TimeBG(1),'%04d'));%clear str3;
str2_2 = strrep(str2_1,'mm1',num2str(TimeBG(2),'%02d'));clear str2_1;
str2_3 = strrep(str2_2,'dd',num2str(TimeBG(3),'%02d'));clear str2_2;
str2_4 = strrep(str2_3,'hh',num2str(TimeBG(4),'%02d'));clear str2_3;
str2_5 = strrep(str2_4,'mm2',num2str(TimeBG(5),'%02d'));
str3_1 = strrep(str1,'yyyy',num2str(TimeBG(1),'%04d'));%clear str3;
str3_2 = strrep(str3_1,'.mm',strcat('.',num2str(TimeBG(2),'%02d')));clear str3_1;
str3_3 = strrep(str3_2,'dd',num2str(TimeBG(3),'%02d'));clear str3_2;
str3_4 = strrep(str3_3,'hh',num2str(TimeBG(4),'%02d'));clear str3_3;
str3_5 = strrep(str3_4,':mm',strcat(':',num2str(TimeBG(5),'%02d')));
for ntype = 1:length(DataType)
%sourcefile = strrep(sourcefile,'---','999');
txtFile = fullfile(ResavePath,strrep(str2_5,'nnnn',DataType2{ntype}));
if exist(txtFile,'file')
continue;
end
url = strrep(str3_5,'nnnn',DataType{ntype});%clear str3;
try
options = weboptions('ContentType','text');
options.Timeout = 30;
sourcefile = webread(url,options);
catch
disp('Internet Error');
NumErr = NumErr + 1;
continue;
end
fileID = fopen(txtFile,'w');
fprintf(fileID,'%s',sourcefile);
fclose(fileID);
disp(['Data save as :',txtFile]);
end
end
disp(['Error Number =',num2str(NumErr)]);% 如果NumErr>0,重新运行代码,直到0
if NumErr==0
break;
end
end
toc;
下载的数据包括四类,具体文件如下所示(仅显示部分):
% 0 foF2 IRTAM_foF2_COEFFS_yyyymmdd_hhmm.asc
% 1 hmF2 IRTAM_hmF2_COEFFS_yyyymmdd_hhmm.asc
% 2 B0 IRTAM_B0in_COEFFS_yyyymmdd_hhmm.asc
% 3 B1 IRTAM_B1in_COEFFS_yyyymmdd_hhmm.asc
# START_HEADER
# GLOBAL IONOSPHERE RADIO OBSERVATORY (G.I.R.O.)
# giro.uml.edu
#
# IRI-based Real-Time Assimilative Model (IRTAM)
#
# IRTAM Coefficients of Temporal-Spatial Expansion
# Generated by GambitCoefficients_Servlet 0.2b on 2020-04-07T02:11:43.020Z
# Ionospheric Characteristic: B0 [km]
# Time of Validity 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
# Assimilative Engine: NECTAR v0.2A
# Earth Grid: 46 lats x 45 lons
# Expansion Basis: JonesGallet_LinTrend
# Basis Lengths: 14(temporal) x 76(spatial)
# Assimilated stations:
# JI91J AT138 PA836 PRJ18 MHJ45 VT139 BC840 EB040 GR13L DB049
# SAA0K EA036 PQ052 TR169 FF051 EG931 JR055 YA462 LV12P BP440
# MO155 HE13N PSJ5J JJ433 IC437 WU430 BVJ03 GU513 AU930 IF843
# MH453 SA418 AL945 ME929 FZA0M CAJ2M
# END_HEADER
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9.50537296 5.92587652 -3.31531055 6.80141493
-13.00524802 2.67824502 -11.00757756 -4.03488675
2.70670448 -10.68007938 4.51078169 -399.66848864
28.35109802 -17.09890277 0.42306268 -43.41315505
-39.15004855 -10.56132165 7.89791472 4.76720797
-7.24100073 10.44838150 7.62444105 32.56675734
-267.45468978 -86.78657740 30.81683979 22.90545335
74.72041309 -49.29123068 64.13977097 -29.50082261
80.76629645 55.47123789 -30.58194280 86.86770180