East-West Coast differences in total electron content over the continental US

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 38; no. 19
• Main Authors: Zhang, Shun-Rong, Foster, John C., Coster, Anthea J., Erickson, Philip J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2011; American Geophysical Union; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Atmospheric sciences; Coastal environments; Declination; Diurnal variations; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Geographic information systems; Global Positioning System; GPS receiver; Ionospherics; Longitude; longitudinal variation; magnetic declination; Magnetic fields; Magnetism; midlatitude ionosphere; Planetology; Planets; Satellite navigation systems; Total Electron Content; United States; US East Coast; USA; reversals; Mid latitude; Zonal wind; magnetic declination; Perturbation; Total electron content; networks; variability; North America; Global Positioning System; diurnal variations; Planetary scale; Longitudinal variation

Total electron content (TEC) measurements made by a network of dense GPS receivers over the continental US are used to investigate ionospheric longitudinal differences. We find that the evening TEC is substantially higher on the US east coast than on the west, and vice versa for the morning TEC; the...