Real-time US-Total Electron Content: Vertical and Slant

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Vertical and Slant Total Electron Content (2004 Oct 28)

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2004 Oct 28 1315 - 1330 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1300 - 1315 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1245 - 1300 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1230 - 1245 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1215 - 1230 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1200 - 1215 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1145 - 1200 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1130 - 1145 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1115 - 1130 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1100 - 1115 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1045 - 1100 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1030 - 1045 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1015 - 1030 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 1000 - 1015 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0945 - 1000 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0930 - 0945 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0915 - 0930 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0900 - 0915 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0845 - 0900 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0830 - 0845 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0815 - 0830 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0800 - 0815 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0745 - 0800 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0730 - 0745 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0715 - 0730 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0700 - 0715 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0645 - 0700 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0630 - 0645 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0615 - 0630 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0600 - 0615 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0545 - 0600 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0530 - 0545 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0515 - 0530 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0500 - 0515 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0445 - 0500 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0430 - 0445 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0415 - 0430 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0400 - 0415 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0345 - 0400 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0330 - 0345 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0315 - 0330 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0300 - 0315 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0245 - 0300 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0230 - 0245 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0215 - 0230 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0200 - 0215 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0145 - 0200 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0130 - 0145 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0115 - 0130 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0100 - 0115 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0045 - 0100 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0030 - 0045 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0015 - 0030 UTC      stations used
2004 Oct 28 0000 - 0015 UTC      stations used

Updated: 2004 Oct 28 1343 UTC     Data from 59  real-time stations over the CORS network were used for these calculations.

Product generated by a data assimilation model driven by CORS ground-based GPS data.
Model resulted from a Space Weather Prediction Center - National Geodetic Survey collaboration.


The US-TEC product includes maps over the Continental US (CONUS) of

  1. the vertical total electron content (TEC)
  2. an estimate of the uncertainty in the map
  3. the recent trend based on the departure of the TEC from the previous 10-day average
  4. ACSII Data files of the vertical and slant path TEC
The slant path data files specify the line-of-sight electron content to the GPS satellites in view at the time. This ionospheric product is designed for estimating the signal delay for single and dual frequency GPS applications. Note that TEC values in regions outside of the CONUS have no data and should be treated with caution.

US Total Electron Content Real-time Specification is an experimental product. Evaluation will begin Nov. 1, 2004 and last until Mar. 22, 2005. We encourage your comments or suggestions for improvements using the electronic survey provided. Your feedback will help us determine product utility, if modifications are needed, and whether the product should become part of our operational suite. Feedback Form

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Send feedback form or questions and comments to Rhonda.Stewart@noaa.gov

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