Workshop on the Future of Ionospheric Research for Satellite Navigation and Positioning: its Relevance for Developing Countries

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Workshop on the Future of Ionospheric Research for Satellite Navigation and Positioning: its Relevance for Developing Countries | (smr 1782)

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Monday, 4 December 2006
- 09:00 - 12:00 Registration and Administrative Matters
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
  - 09:00 Registration and Administrative Matters 3h0'
- 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
  - 12:00 Lunch 1h30'
- 13:30 - 13:45 Opening
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
  - 13:30 Opening 15'
    
    Speaker: K.R. Sreenivasan (ICTP Director)
- 13:45 - 14:00 Workshop Goals
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
  - 13:45 Workshop Goals 15'
    
    Speaker: S. Radicella and P. Doherty (ICTP, Italy and Boston College, USA)
- 14:00 - 14:30 Presentation of Participants
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
  - 14:00 Presentation of Participants 30'
- 14:30 - 15:30 GNSS Application in Navigation Systems
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
  - 14:30 GNSS Application in Navigation Systems 1h0'
    
    Speaker: P. Doherty (Boston College, USA)
- 15:30 - 15:50 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 20'
- 15:50 - 16:50 Galileo System and its ionospheric model for single frequency operation
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
  - 15:50 Galileo System and its ionospheric model for single frequency operation 1h0'
    
    Speaker: S. Radicella (ICTP, Italy)
- 16:50 - 17:30 Open Discussion: What do participants hope to learn in this workshop?
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
  - 16:50 Open Discussion: What do participants hope to learn in this workshop? 40'

Tuesday, 5 December 2006

09:00 - 09:45 Low latitude ionosphere and its impact on satellite navigation

Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
- 09:00 Low latitude ionosphere and its impact on satellite navigation 45'
  
  Speaker: S. Radicella (ICTP, Italy)

09:45 - 10:30 Characteristics of the Indian Equatorial Ionosphere

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall

09:45 Characteristics of the Indian Equatorial Ionosphere 45'

Speaker:	Paluri V.S. Rama Rao (Andhra University, India)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
- 10:30 Coffee Break 20'
10:50 - 11:35 Overview of Ionospheric Irregularities over the Brazilian Territory

Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
- 10:50 Overview of Ionospheric Irregularities over the Brazilian Territory 45'
  
  Speaker: E. de Paula (INPE, Brazil)
11:35 - 12:20 The Argentine Ionosphere

Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
- 11:35 The Argentine Ionosphere 45'
  
  Speaker: R. Ezquer (Un. Nacional de Tucuman, Argentina)
12:20 - 13:30 Lunch

Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
- 12:20 Lunch 1h10'
13:30 - 14:15 The African Ionosphere

Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
- 13:30 The African Ionosphere 45'
  
  Speaker: J. Adeniyi and O. Obrou (University of Ilorin, Nigeria and Un. of Cocody, Ivory Coast)
14:15 - 15:00 The Chinese Ionosphere

Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
- 14:15 The Chinese Ionosphere 45'
  
  Speaker: M-L. Zhang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Inst. of Geology and Geophysics, People's Republic of China)
15:00 - 15:20 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
- 15:00 Coffee Break 20'
15:20 - 17:20 Open Discussion

Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
- 15:20 Open Discussion 2h0'

Wednesday, 6 December 2006
- 09:00 - 09:45 Total Electron Content Measurements
  - 09:00 Total Electron Content Measurements 45'
    
    Speaker: P. Doherty (Boston College, USA)
- 09:45 - 10:30 GPS RINEX TEC Measurements
  - 09:45 GPS RINEX TEC Measurements 45'
    
    Speaker: L. Ciraolo (CNR, Italy)
- 10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 20'
- 10:50 - 11:30 TEC Measurements with GPS Data
  - 10:50 TEC Measurements with GPS Data 40'
    
    Speaker: I. Kantor (INPE, Brazil)
- 11:30 - 12:00 TOPEX/JASON TEC
  - 11:30 TOPEX/JASON TEC 30'
    
    Speaker: S. Delay (Boston College, USA)
- 12:00 - 12:45 Slant to Vertical Conversion Errors
  - 12:00 Slant to Vertical Conversion Errors 45'
    
    Speaker: B. Nava (ICTP, Italy)
- 12:45 - 13:30 Lunch
  - 12:45 Lunch 45'
- 13:30 - 17:00 Data Analysis Workshop
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  Location: Computer Lab. (M)
  - 13:30 Data Analysis Workshop 3h30'
    
    Speaker: L. Ciraolo and S. Delay (CNR, Italy and Boston College, USA)
- 19:30 - 22:00 Official Dinner
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sponsored by ICTP, Italy and Boston College, USA
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  - 19:30 Official Dinner 2h30'

Thursday, 7 December 2006

09:00 - 09:45 Propagation of radio waves in a fluctuating ionosphere: ionospheric scintillation (Part 1)

09:00 Propagation of radio waves in a fluctuating ionosphere: ionospheric scintillation (Part 1) 45'

Speaker:	N. Zernov (St. Petersburg State University, Russian Federation)
Material:	lecture notes

09:45 - 10:30 Propagation of radio waves in a fluctuating ionosphere: ionospheric scintillation (Part 2)

09:45 Propagation of radio waves in a fluctuating ionosphere: ionospheric scintillation (Part 2) 45'

Speaker:	N. Zernov (St. Petersburg State University, Russian Federation)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break
- 10:30 Coffee Break 20'
10:50 - 11:30 Effects of Magnetic Storms on GPS Scintillation
- 10:50 Effects of Magnetic Storms on GPS Scintillation 40'
  
  Speaker: E. de Paula (INPE, Brazil)

11:30 - 12:15 Propagation of radio waves in a fluctuating ionosphere: ionospheric scintillation (Part 3)

11:30 Propagation of radio waves in a fluctuating ionosphere: ionospheric scintillation (Part 3) 45'

Speaker:	N.N. Zernov (St. Petersburg State University, Russian Federation)
Material:	lecture notes

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
- 12:15 Lunch 1h15'
13:30 - 17:00 Data Analysis Workshop
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Location: Computer Lab. (M)
- 13:30 Data Analysis Workshop 3h30'
  
  Speaker: L. Ciraolo and S. Delay (CNR, Italy and Boston College, USA)

Friday, 8 December 2006
- 09:00 - 09:30 LISN - South American Network
  - 09:00 LISN - South American Network 30'
    
    Speaker: C. Valladares (Boston College, USA)
- 09:30 - 10:00 SIRGAS Network
  - 09:30 SIRGAS Network 30'
    
    Speaker: C. Brunini (Un. Nacional de La Plata, Argentina)
- 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
  - 10:00 Coffee Break 15'
- 10:15 - 10:45 Ionospheric Research in Colombia
  - 10:15 Ionospheric Research in Colombia 30'
    
    Speaker: J. Villalobos (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota)
- 10:45 - 12:15 Open Discussion on GPS Networks
  - 10:45 Open Discussion on GPS Networks 1h30'
    
    Speaker: led by C. Brunini and C. Valladares (Un. Nacional de la Plata, Argentina and Boston College, USA)
Monday, 11 December 2006
- 09:00 - 09:10 Welcome and Introductions
  - 09:00 Welcome and Introductions 10'
    
    Speaker: S. Radicella and P. Doherty (ICTP, Italy and Boston College, USA)
- 09:10 - 10:00 Introduction to SBAS (1)
  - 09:10 Introduction to SBAS (1) 50'
    
    Speaker: T. Walter (Stanford University, USA)
- 10:00 - 10:45 Introduction to SBAS (2)
  - 10:00 Introduction to SBAS (2) 45'
    
    Speaker: T. Walter (Stanford University, USA)
- 10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break
  - 10:45 Coffee Break 15'
- 11:00 - 12:15 Challenges for SBAS Development in the Equatorial Regions
  - 11:00 Challenges for SBAS Development in the Equatorial Regions 1h15'
    
    Speaker: Round Table Discussion
- 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
  - 12:15 Lunch 1h15'
- 13:30 - 14:15 Ionopsheric Parameter Estimation Using GPS
  - 13:30 Ionopsheric Parameter Estimation Using GPS 45'
    
    Speaker: A. Komjathy (California Institute of Technology, USA)
- 14:15 - 15:00 EGNOS algorithms behavior in harsh ionospheric condition : Example over Africa
  - 14:15 EGNOS algorithms behavior in harsh ionospheric condition : Example over Africa 45'
    
    Speaker: D. Burtin (Alcatel-Alenia Space, France)
- 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
- 15:30 - 15:50 Recent developments related to GNSS in Argentina
  - 15:30 Recent developments related to GNSS in Argentina 20'
    
    Speaker: C. Brunini (Univ. Nacional de La Plata, Argentina)
- 15:50 - 16:10 Study of Ionospheric Scintillations & TEC near the Crest of EIA at Udaipur, India
  - 15:50 Study of Ionospheric Scintillations & TEC near the Crest of EIA at Udaipur, India 20'
    
    Speaker: N. Dashora (M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India)
Tuesday, 12 December 2006
- 09:00 - 09:45 WAAS Estimation Routine
  - 09:00 WAAS Estimation Routine 45'
    
    Speaker: T. Walter (Stanford University, USA)
- 09:45 - 10:15 Statistics of Ionospheric Storms
  - 09:45 Statistics of Ionospheric Storms 30'
    
    Speaker: E. Altshuler (Sequoia Research Corporation, USA)
- 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break
  - 10:15 Coffee Break 15'
- 10:30 - 11:15 Mid-latitude and Equatorial Supertruth Data
  - 10:30 Mid-latitude and Equatorial Supertruth Data 45'
    
    Speaker: A. Komjathy (California Institute of Technology, USA)
- 11:15 - 12:15 Ionospheric Threat Model
  - 11:15 Ionospheric Threat Model 1h0'
    
    Speaker: T. Walter (Stanford University, USA)
- 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
  - 12:15 Lunch 1h15'
- 13:30 - 14:15 Observational characteristics of two different types of equatorial plasma irregularities; bubbles and BSS using five different types of instruments
  - 13:30 Observational characteristics of two different types of equatorial plasma irregularities; bubbles and BSS using five different types of instruments 45'
    
    Speaker: C. Valladares (Boston College, USA)
- 14:15 - 15:00 Global scintillation climatology derived from space- and ground-based monitoring techniques
  - 14:15 Global scintillation climatology derived from space- and ground-based monitoring techniques 45'
    
    Speaker: K. Groves (Air Force Research Lab., USA)
- 15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 15'
- 15:15 - 16:00 Peculiarities of GPS Signal Scintillation in the Equatorial Regions
  - 15:15 Peculiarities of GPS Signal Scintillation in the Equatorial Regions 45'
    
    Speaker: A.K. DasGupta (University of Calcutta, India)
- 16:00 - 16:20 Observation and Modelling of Ionospheric Irregularities at Low Latitude Station Varanasi
  - 16:00 Observation and Modelling of Ionospheric Irregularities at Low Latitude Station Varanasi 20'
    
    Speaker: A.K. Singh (Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India)
Wednesday, 13 December 2006
- 09:00 - 09:45 Scintillation impacts on space-based communication and navigation systems
  - 09:00 Scintillation impacts on space-based communication and navigation systems 45'
    
    Speaker: K. Groves (Air Force Research Lab., USA)
- 09:45 - 10:30 Worldwide Depletion Characteristics
  - 09:45 Worldwide Depletion Characteristics 45'
    
    Speaker: P. Doherty (Boston College, USA)
- 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 15'
- 10:45 - 11:30 Bubble detection over Africa
  - 10:45 Bubble detection over Africa 45'
    
    Speaker: S. Radicella (ICTP, Italy)
- 11:30 - 12:15 Bubble Detection/China
  - 11:30 Bubble Detection/China 45'
    
    Speaker: D. Feng (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Inst. of Geology and Geophysics, Peoples's Republic of China)
- 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
  - 12:15 Lunch 1h15'
- 13:30 - 14:15 Real-time detection of depletions in the equatorial regions
  - 13:30 Real-time detection of depletions in the equatorial regions 45'
    
    Speaker: M.B. El-Arini (The Mitre Corporation, USA)
- 14:15 - 15:00 Conical Multi-code Approach to Modeling the Low Latitude Ionosphere
  - 14:15 Conical Multi-code Approach to Modeling the Low Latitude Ionosphere 45'
    
    Speaker: L. Sparks (California Institute of Technology, USA)
- 15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 15'
- 15:15 - 16:00 Correlation Structure of the Equatorial Ionosphere
  - 15:15 Correlation Structure of the Equatorial Ionosphere 45'
    
    Speaker: T. Walter (Stanford University, USA)
- 16:00 - 17:00 Participant Reports on Navigation Research in their Countries
  - 16:00 Participant Reports on Navigation Research in their Countries 1h0'
Thursday, 14 December 2006
- 09:00 - 09:45 Maintaining Integrity
  - 09:00 Maintaining Integrity 45'
    
    Speaker: T. Walter (Stanford University, USA)
- 09:45 - 10:30 HMI Techniques
  - 09:45 HMI Techniques 45'
    
    Speaker: E. Altshuler (Sequoia Research Corporation, USA)
- 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 15'
- 10:45 - 11:30 TEC Calibrations Methods and What to Expect
  - 10:45 TEC Calibrations Methods and What to Expect 45'
    
    Speaker: A.J. VanDierendonck (AJ Systems, USA)
- 11:30 - 12:15 Introduction to GBAS
  - 11:30 Introduction to GBAS 45'
    
    Speaker: T. Walter (Stanford University, USA)
- 12:15 - 13:00 Open Discussion and Closing of the Workshop
  - 12:15 Open Discussion and Closing of the Workshop 45'
- 13:00 - 13:30 Lunch
  - 13:00 Lunch 30'
- 13:30 - 13:45 Welcome and Introductions
  - 13:30 Welcome and Introductions 15'
    
    Speaker: B. Arbesser-Rastburg (European Space Agency, the Netherlands)
- 13:45 - 14:00 SBAS Working Group Goals and Action Items
  - 13:45 SBAS Working Group Goals and Action Items 15'
    
    Speaker: P. Doherty (Boston College, USA)
- 14:00 - 14:15 WAAS Update
  - 14:00 WAAS Update 15'
    
    Speaker: T. Walter (Stanford University, USA)
- 14:15 - 14:30 EGNOS Update
  - 14:15 EGNOS Update 15'
    
    Speaker: B. Arbesser-Rastburg (European Space Agency, the Netherlands)
- 14:30 - 14:45 GAGAN Update
  - 14:30 GAGAN Update 15'
    
    Speaker: Paluri V.S. Rama Rao/A.K. DasGupta (Andhra University, India/University of Calcutta, India)
- 14:45 - 15:00 MSAS Update
  - 14:45 MSAS Update 15'
- 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
- 15:30 - 16:15 Scintillation effects on SBAS availability in North and South Americas
  - 15:30 Scintillation effects on SBAS availability in North and South Americas 45'
    
    Speaker: M. B. El-Arini (The Mitre Corporation, USA)
- 16:15 - 17:00 Recent Upgrades in Ionosoheric Scintillation and TEC Monitoring
  - 16:15 Recent Upgrades in Ionosoheric Scintillation and TEC Monitoring 45'
    
    Speaker: A.J. VanDierendonck (AJ Systems, USA)
- 19:30 - 22:00 Official Dinner
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sponsored by ICTP, Italy and Boston College, USA
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  - 19:30 Official Dinner 2h30'
Friday, 15 December 2006
- 08:30 - 08:40 Opening Remarks
  - 08:30 Opening Remarks 10'
    
    Speaker: B. Arbesser-Rastburg (European Space Agency, the Netherlands)
- 08:40 - 09:25 Scintillation Metrics from MSAS applied to Brazilian Data
  - 08:40 Scintillation Metrics from MSAS applied to Brazilian Data 45'
    
    Speaker: E. Altshuler (Sequoia Research Corporation, USA)
- 09:25 - 10:10 Scintillation measurements in Africa and comparison with models
  - 09:25 Scintillation measurements in Africa and comparison with models 45'
    
    Speaker: Y. Beniguel (I.E.E.A., France)
- 10:10 - 10:25 Coffee Break
  - 10:10 Coffee Break 15'
- 10:25 - 10:55 Preliminary Brazilian Testbed Data Analysis During Solar Maximum
  - 10:25 Preliminary Brazilian Testbed Data Analysis During Solar Maximum 30'
    
    Speaker: I. Kantor (INPE, Brazil)
- 10:55 - 11:25 GNSS Modernization Impact on Scintillation and TEC
  - 10:55 GNSS Modernization Impact on Scintillation and TEC 30'
    
    Speaker: A.J. VanDierendonck (AJ Systems, USA)
- 11:25 - 12:30 Rountable Discussion
  - 11:25 Rountable Discussion 1h5'