Ionospheric Science and Ionosonde Applications

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, there has been increasing interest in the study of the ionosphere and the knowledge of its physical state across various scientific disciplines and practical applications, e.g., the impacts of space weather on infrastructure and society. With improvements in ground- and space-based instrumentation and observation techniques, high-quality observations are being made for scientific studies and model construction. Modern ionosondes continue to be strong performers thanks to their high accuracy, fast data acquisition and automatic scaling. Such features make ionosonde observations also suitable for real-time assimilation in ionospheric nowcasting and forecast models.

This Special Issue is focused on the use of modern ionosondes to monitor, model and study the ionosphere by means of classical and innovative methodologies, for both research and operation. Contributions related, but not restricted to the following topics are welcome:

1. Ionospheric studies using vertical and oblique HF radio-soundings data;
2. Ionospheric HF radio propagation;
3. Automatic interpretation of ionograms;
4. New ionosonde features and operative capabilities;
5. Integration of ionosonde data with other ionospheric monitoring techniques;
6. Characterization of the Earth’s ionosphere and thermosphere, particularly during periods of active space weather;
7. Use of ionosonde data for ionospheric modeling and space weather operations;
8. Coupling between different regions of the Earth and space environment (lithosphere, atmosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere, heliosphere).

We look forward to your contributions.

Dr. Dario Sabbagh
Dr. Justin Mabie
Guest Editors

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