Ionospheric Plasma Density and Drift Velocity at Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica, 2020

VIPIR measurements from the Jang Bogo Station in Antarctica provide ionospheric plasma density and drift velocity data for 2020. The dataset was contributed by AMD_KOPRI and last updated on October 31, 2020. It supports a comprehensive study of plasma-neutral interactions in the southern high-latitude ionosphere.

Use Cases

• Modeling ionospheric plasma behavior based on density and drift velocity measurements.
• Studying plasma-neutral interactions in the high-latitude ionosphere as described.
• Analyzing temporal variations in ionospheric parameters over Antarctica.
• Validating atmospheric and space weather models for the southern polar region.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from a specific scientific station (Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica).
• Focuses on a defined physical phenomenon (plasma-neutral interaction) in a unique geographic region.
• Has a precise last update timestamp of 2020-10-31 23:59:59.999000.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

AMD_KOPRI via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Measured from VIPIR (Vertical Incidence Pulsed Ionospheric Radar) at JBS station.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated 2020-10-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica (southern high-latitude).