Study of the ionospheric irregularities in the Brazilian and African sectors using the total electron content (TEC)

• Grant number: 19/21544-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2019
• End date: July 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Geophysics
• Principal Investigator: Paulo Roberto Fagundes
• Grantee: Mateus de Oliveira Arcanjo
• Host Institution: Instituto de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (IP&D). Universidade do Vale do Paraíba (UNIVAP). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The main objective of this project is studying the differences and similarities of the day-to-day variability generation, formation, and evolution of the large and mesoscale ionospheric irregularities, during quiet and disturbed geomagnetic conditions. This study will be carried out using experiential data of the VTEC (Vertical Total Electron Content), ROT (Rate of VTEC), ROTI (standard deviation of ROT). Also, the student will develop a code to visualize the parameters ROT and ROTI. (AU)