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Title

Regional Spatial Mean of Ionospheric Irregularities Based on K-Means Clustering of ROTI Maps.

Authors

Migoya-Orué, Yenca; Abe, Oladipo E.; Radicella, Sandro

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate and propose the application of an unsupervised machine learning clustering method to characterize the spatial and temporal distribution of ionospheric plasma irregularities over the Western African equatorial region. The ordinary Kriging algorithm was used to interpolate the rate of change of the total electron content (TEC) index (ROTI) over gridded 0.5° by 0.5° latitude and longitude regional maps in order to simulate the level of ionospheric plasma irregularities in a quasi-real-time scenario. K-means was used to obtain a spatial mean index through an optimal stratification of regional post-processed ROTI maps. The results obtained could be adapted by appropriate K-means algorithms to a real-time scenario, as has been performed for other applications. This method could allow us to monitor plasma irregularities in real time over the African region and, therefore, lead to the possibility of mitigating their effects on satellite-based location systems in the said region.

Subjects

IONOSPHERIC plasma; K-means clustering; MACHINE learning; MATHEMATICAL optimization; LONGITUDE

Publication

Atmosphere, 2024, Vol 15, Issue 9, p1098

ISSN

2073-4433

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.3390/atmos15091098

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