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QuickBird satellite image of Kalutara Beach on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka showing the receding waters and beach damage from the Sumatra tsunami.( Credit: Digital Globe) How Ionospheric Observations Might Improve the Global Warning System By Giovanni Occhipinti, Attila Komjathy, and Philippe Lognonné Recent investigations have demonstrated that GPS might be an effective tool for improving the tsumani early-warning system through rapid determination of earthquake magnitude using data from GPS networks. A less obvious approach is to use the GPS data to look for the tsunami signature in the ionosphere. INNOVATION INSIGHTS by Richard Langley THE TSUNAMI generated by the December 26, 2004, earthquake just off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra killed over 200,000 people. It was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. But it might have been largely averted if an adequate warning system had been in place. A tsunami is generated when a large oceanic earthquake causes a rapid displacement of the ocean floor. The resulting ocean oscillations or waves, while only on the order of a few centimeters to tens of centimeters in the open ocean, can grow to be many meters even tens of meters when they reach shallow coastal areas. The speed of propagation of tsunami waves is slow enough, at about 600 to 700 kilometers per hour, that if they can be detected in the open ocean, there would be enough time to warn coastal communities of the approaching waves, giving people time to flee to higher ground. Seismic instruments and models are used to predict a possible tsunami following an earthquake and ocean buoys and pressure sensors on the ocean bottom are used to detect the passage of tsunami waves. But globally, the density of such instrumentation is quite low and, coupled with the time lag needed to process the data to confirm a tsunami, an effective global tsunami warning system is not yet in place. However, recent investigations have demonstrated that GPS might be a very effective tool for improving the warning system. This can be done, for example, through rapid determination of earthquake magnitude using data from existing GPS networks. And, incredible as it might seem, another approach is to use the GPS data to look for the tsunami signature in the ionosphere: the small displacement of the ocean surface displaces the atmosphere and makes it all the way to the ionosphere, causing measurable changes in ionospheric electron density. In this month’s column, we look in detail at how a tsunami can affect the ionosphere and how GPS measurements of the effect might be used to improve the global tsunami warning system. “Innovation” is a regular column that features discussions about recent advances in GPS technology and its applications as well as the fundamentals of GPS positioning. The column is coordinated by Richard Langley of the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick. The December 26, 2004, earthquake-generated Sumatra tsunami caused enormous losses in life and property, even in locations relatively far away from the epicentral area. The losses would likely have never been so massive had an effective worldwide tsunami warning system been in place. A tsunami travels relatively slowly and it takes several hours for one to cross the Indian Ocean, for example. So a warning system should be able to detect a tsunami and provide an alert to coastal areas in its path. Among the strengths of a tsunami early-warning system would be its capability to provide an estimate of the magnitude and location of an earthquake. It should also confirm the amplitude of any associated tsunami, due to massive displacement of the ocean bottom, before it reaches populated areas. In the aftermath of the Sumatra tsunami, an important effort is underway to interconnect seismic networks and to provide early alarms quantifying the level of tsunami risk within 15 minutes of an earthquake. However, the seismic estimation process cannot quantify the exact amplitude of a tsunami, and so the second step, that of tsunami confirmation, is still a challenge. The earthquake fault mechanism at the epicenter cannot fully explain the initiation of a tsunami as it is only approximated by the estimated seismic source. The fault slip is not transmitted linearly at the ocean bottom due to various factors including the effect of the bathymetry, the fault depth, and the local lithospheric properties as well as possible submarine landslides associated with the earthquake. In the open ocean, detecting, characterizing, and imaging tsunami waves is still a challenge. The offshore vertical tsunami displacement (on the order of a few centimeters up to half a meter in the case of the Sumatra tsunami) is hidden in the natural ocean wave fluctuations, which can be several meters or more. In addition, the number of offshore instruments capable of tsunami measurements, such as tide gauges and buoys, is very limited. For example, there are only about 70 buoys in the whole world. As a tsunami propagates with a typical speed of 600–700 kilometers per hour, a 15-minute confirmation system would require a worldwide buoy network with a 150-kilometer spacing. Satellite altimetry has recently proved capable of measuring the sea surface variation in the case of large tsunamis, including the December 2004 Sumatra event. However, satellites only supply a few snapshots along the sub-satellite tracks. Optical imaging of the shore hs successfully measured the wave arrival at the coastline (see ABOVE PHOTO), but it is ineffective in the open sea. At present, only ocean-bottom sensors and GPS buoy receivers supply measures of mid-ocean vertical displacement. In many cases, the tsunami can only be identified several hours after the seismic event due to the poor distribution of sensors. This delay is necessary for the tsunami to reach the buoys and for the signal to be recorded for a minimum of one wave period (a typical tsunami wave period is between 10 and 40 minutes) to be adequately filtered by removing the “noise” due to normal wave action. In the case of the December 2004 Sumatra event, the first tsunami measurements by any instrumentation were only made available about 3 hours after the earthquake. They were supplied by the real-time tide gauge at the Cocos Islands, an Australian territory in the southeast Indian Ocean (see FIGURE 1 where the tsunami signature is superimposed on the large semidiurnal tide fluctuation). Up until that time, the tsunami could not be fully confirmed and coastal areas remained vulnerable to tsunami damage. This delay in confirmation is a fundamental weakness of the existing tsunami warning systems. Figure 1. The Sumatra tsunami signal measured at the Cocos Islands by the tide gauge (red) and by the co-located GPS receiver (blue). The tide gauge measures the sea-level displacement (tide plus superimposed tsunami) and the GPS receiver measures the slant total electron content perturbation (+/-1 TEC unit) in the ionosphere. Ionospheric Perturbation. Recently, observational and modeling results have confirmed the existence and detectability of a tsunamigenic signature in the ionosphere. Physically, the displacement induced by tsunamis at the sea surface is transmitted into the atmosphere where it produces internal gravity waves (IGWs) propagating upward. (When a fluid or gas parcel is displaced at an interface, or internally, to a region with a different density, gravity restores the parcel toward equilibrium resulting in an oscillation about the equilibrium state; hence the term gravity wave.) The normal ocean surface variability has a typical high frequency (compared to tsunami waves) and does not transfer detectable energy into the atmosphere. In other words, the Earth’s atmosphere behaves as an “analog low-pass filter.” Only a tsunami produces propagating waves in the atmosphere. During the upward propagation, these waves are strongly amplified by the double effects of the conservation of kinetic energy and the decrease of atmospheric density resulting in a local displacement of several tens of meters per second at 300 kilometers altitude in the atmosphere. This displacement can reach a few hundred meters per second for the largest events. At an altitude of about 300 kilometers, the neutral atmosphere is strongly coupled with the ionospheric plasma producing perturbations in the electron density. These perturbations are visible in GPS and satellite altimeter data since those signals have to transit the ionosphere. The dual-frequency signal emitted by GPS satellites can be processed to obtain the integral of electron density along the paths between the satellites and the receiver, the total electron content (TEC). Within about 15 minutes, the waves generated at the sea surface reach ionospheric altitudes, creating measurable fluctuations in the ionospheric plasma and consequently in the TEC. This indirect method of tsunami detection should be helpful in ocean monitoring, allowing us to follow an oceanic wave from its generation to its propagation in the open ocean. So, can ionospheric sounding provide a robust method of tsunami confirmation? It is our hope that in the future this technique can be incorporated into a tsunami early-warning system and complement the more traditional methods of detection including tide gauges and ocean buoys. Our research focuses on whether ground-based GPS TEC measurements combined with a numerical model of the tsunami-ionosphere coupling could be used to detect tsunamis robustly. Such a detection scheme depends on how the ionospheric signature is related to the amplitude of the sea surface displacement resulting from a tsunami. In the near future, the ionospheric monitoring of TEC perturbations might become an integral part of a tsunami warning system that could potentially make it much more effective due to the significantly increased area of coverage and timeliness of confirmation. In this article, we’ll take a look at the current state of the art in modeling tsunami-generated ionospheric perturbations and the status of attempts to monitor those perturbations using GPS. Some Background Pioneering work by the Canadian atmospheric physicist Colin Hines in the 1970s suggested that tsunami-related IGWs in the atmosphere over the oceanic regions, while interacting with the ionospheric plasma, might produce signatures detectable by radio sounding. In June 2001, an episodic perturbation was observed following a tsunamigenic earthquake in Peru. After its propagation across the Pacific Ocean (taking about 22 hours), the tsunami reached the Japanese coast and its signature in the ionosphere was detected by the Japanese GPS dense network (GEONET). The perturbation, shown in FIGURE 2, has an arrival time and characteristic period consistent with the tsunami propagation determined from independent methods. Unfortunately, similar signatures in the ionosphere are also produced by IGWs associated with traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs), and are commonly observed in the TEC data. However, the known azimuth, arrival time, and structure of the tsunami allows us to use this data source, even if it contains background TIDs. Figure 2. The observed signal for the June 23, 2001, tsunami (initiated offshore Peru). Total electron content variations are plotted at the ionosphere pierce points. A wave-like disturbance is seen propagating toward the coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan. The December 26, 2004, Sumatra earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.3, was an order of magnitude larger than the Peru event and was the first earthquake and tsunami of magnitude larger than 9 of the so-called “human digital era,” comparable to the magnitude 9.5 Chilean earthquake of May 22, 1960. In addition to seismic waves registered by global seismic networks, the Sumatra event produced infragravity waves (long-period wave motions with typical periods of 50 to 200 seconds) remotely observed from the island of Diego Garcia, perturbations in the magnetic field observed by the CHAMP satellite, and a series of ionospheric anomalies. Two types of ionospheric anomaly were observed: anomalies of the first type, detected worldwide in the first few hours after the earthquake, were reported from north of Sumatra, in Europe, and in Japan. They are associated with the surface seismic waves that propagate around the world after an earthquake rupture (so-called Rayleigh waves). Anomalies of the second type were detected above the ocean and were clearly associated with the tsunami. In the Indian Ocean, the occurrence times of TEC perturbations observed using ground-based GPS receivers and satellite altimeters were consistent with the observed tsunami propagation speed. The GPS observations from sites to the north of Sumatra show internal gravity waves most likely coupled with the tsunami or generated at the source and propagating independently in the atmosphere. The link with the tsunami is more evident in the observations elsewhere in the Indian Ocean. The TEC perturbations observed by the other ground-based GPS receivers moved horizontally with a velocity coherent with the tsunami propagation. Figure 3. The tsunamigenic earthquake mechanism and transfer of energy in the neutral and ionized atmosphere. The solid Earth displacement produces the tsunami and the sea surface displacement produces an internal gravity wave in the neutral atmosphere, which perturbs the electron distribution in the ionosphere. The amplitude of the observed TEC perturbations is strongly dependent on the filter method used. The four TECU-level peak-to-peak variations in filtered GPS TEC measurements from north of Sumatra are coherent with the differential TEC at the 0.4 TECU per 30 seconds level observed in the rest of the Indian Ocean. (One TEC unit or TECU is 1016 electrons per meter-squared, equivalent to 0.162 meters of range delay at the GPS L1 frequency.) Such magnitudes can be detected using GPS measurements since GPS phase observables are sensitive to TEC fluctuations at the 0.01 TECU level. We emphasize also the role of the elevation angle in the detection of tsunamigenic perturbations in the ionosphere. As a consequence of the integrated nature of TEC and the vertical structure of the tsunamigenic perturbation, low-elevation angle geometry is more sensitive to the tsunami signature in the GPS data, hence it is more visible. The TEC perturbation observed at the Cocos Islands by GPS can be compared with the co-located tide-gauge (Figure 1). The tsunami signature in the data from the two different instruments shows a similar waveform, confirming the sensitivity of the ionospheric measurement to the tsunami structure. The link between the tsunami at sea level and the perturbation observed in the ionosphere has been demonstrated using a 3D numerical modeling based on the coupling between the ocean surface, the neutral atmosphere, and the ionosphere (see FIGURE 3). The modeling reproduced the TEC data with good agreement in amplitude as well as in the waveform shape, and quantified it by a cross-correlation (see FIGURE 4). The resulting shift of +/-1 degree showed the presence of zonal and meridional winds neglected in the modeling. The presence of the wind can, indeed, introduce a shift of 1 degree in latitude and 1.5 degrees in longitude. Since modeling is an effective method to discriminate between the tsunami signature in the ionosphere and other potential perturbations, the GPS observations can be a useful tool to develop an inexpensive tsunami detection system based on the ionospheric sounding. Figure 4. Satellite altimeter and total electron content (TEC) signatures of the Sumatra tsunami. The modeled and observed TEC is shown for (a) Jason-1 and for (b) Topex/Poseidon: data (black), synthetic TEC without production-recombination-diffusion effects (blue), with production-recombination (red), and production-recombination-diffusion (green). The Topex/Poseidon synthetic TEC has been shifted up by 2 TEC units. In (c) and (d), the altimetric measurements of the ocean surface (black) are plotted for the Jason-1 and Topex/Poseidon satellites, respectively. The synthetic ocean displacement, used as the source of internal gravity waves in the neutral atmosphere, is shown in red. In (e), the cross-correlations between TEC synthetics and data are shown for Jason-1 (blue) and Topex/Poseidon (red). Modeling TEC Perturbations A model to describe the effect of a tsunami on the ionosphere has been developed at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), France. It is comprised of three main parts. Firstly, it computes tsunami propagation using realistic bathymetry of, for example, the Indian Ocean. Secondly, an oceanic displacement is used to excite IGWs in the neutral atmosphere. Thirdly, it computes the response of the ionosphere induced by the neutral atmospheric motion resulting in enhanced electron densities. After integrating the electron densities, we obtain modeled (synthetic) TEC data. The modeling steps are as follows: Tsunami Propagation. Tsunami modeling is an established science and the propagation of tsunamis is generally based on a shallow-water hypothesis. Under this hypothesis, the ocean is considered as a simple layer where the ocean depth, h, is locally taken into account in the tsunami propagation velocity, v = √ hg, which directly depends on h and the gravity acceleration g. The modeling, usually based on finite differences, solves the appropriate hydrodynamic equations. Neutral Atmosphere Coupling. A tsunami is an oceanic gravity wave and its propagation is not limited to the oceanic surface; as previously discussed, the ocean displacement is transferred to the atmosphere where it becomes an internal gravity wave. This coupling phenomenon is linear and can be reproduced solving the wave propagation equations, nominally the continuity and the so-called Navier-Stokes equations. These equations are solved assuming the atmosphere to be irrotational, inviscid, and incompressible. The IGWs are, indeed, imposed by displacement of the mass under the effect of the gravity force, contrary to the elastic waves generated by compression (for example, sound waves), so the medium can be considered incompressible. FIGURE 5 shows the IGWs produced by the Sumatra tsunami. The inversion of the velocity with altitude (wind shear) is a typical structure of IGWs. Neutral-Plasma Coupling. The tsunamigenic IGWs are injected into a 3D ionospheric model to reproduce the induced electron density perturbations. In essence, the coupling model solves the hydromagnetic equations for three ion species (O2 + , NO+ , and O+ ). Physically, the neutral atmosphere motion induces fluctuations in the plasma velocity by way of momentum transfer driven by collision frequency and the Lorentz term associated with Earth’s magnetic and electric fields. Ion loss, recombination, and diffusion are also taken into account in the ion continuity equation. Finally, the perturbed electron density is inferred from ion densities using the charge neutrality hypothesis. The International Reference Ionosphere model is used for background electron density; SAMI2 (a recursive acronym: SAMI2 is Another Model of the Ionosphere) is used for collision, production, and loss parameters; and a constant geomagnetic field is assumed based on the International Geomagnetic Reference Field. FIGURE 5 shows the perturbation induced in the ionospheric plasma by the tsunamigenic IGW following the Sumatra event. The perturbation is strongly localized to around 300 kilometers altitude where the electron density background is maximized. Figure 5. Internal gravity waves (IGWs) generated by the Sumatra tsunami and the response of the ionosphere to neutral motion at 02:40 UT (almost two hours after the earthquake). On the left, the normalized vertical velocity induced by tsunami-generated IGWs in the neutral atmosphere is shown. On the right, the perturbation induced by IGWs in the ionospheric plasma (in electrons per cubic meter) is shown, with the maximum perturbation at an altitude of about 300 kilometers. The vertical cut shown in these profiles is at a latitude of -1 degree. The resulting electron density dynamic model described above allows us to compute a map of the perturbed TEC by simple vertical integration (see FIGURE 6). In addition to the geometrical dispersion of the tsunami, the TEC map shows horizontal heterogeneities in the electron density perturbation that are induced by the geomagnetic field inclination. The magnetic field plays a fundamental role in the neutral-plasma coupling, resulting in a strong amplification at the magnetic equator where the magnetic field is directed horizontally. The isolated perturbation appearing more to the south is probably induced by the full development of the IGW in the atmosphere. Recent work also explains this second perturbation as induced by the role of the magnetic field in the neutral-plasma coupling. Figure 6. The signature of the Sumatra tsunami in total electron content (TEC) at 03:18 UT (right) compared with the unperturbed TEC (left). The TEC images have been computed by vertical integration of the perturbed and unperturbed electron density fields. The broken lines represent the Topex/Poseidon (left) and Jason-1 (right) trajectories. The blue contours represent the geomagnetic field inclination. GPS Data Processing To validate our model, we use ground-based GPS receivers to look for the ionospheric signal induced by tsunamis. Prior research has shown post-processed results detecting a tsunami-generated TEC signal using regional GPS networks such as GEONET in Japan (about 1,000 stations) or the Southern California Integrated GPS Network (about 200 stations). Those studies benefited from the very high density of GPS receivers in the regional networks, so that, for example, no forward modeling was needed to help initially identify the characteristics of the tsunami-generated signal. High-Precision Processing. More than 1,300 globally-distributed dual-frequency GPS receivers are available using publicly accessible networks, including those of the International GNSS Service and the Continuously Operating GPS Stations coordinated by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Most researchers estimate vertical ionospheric structure and, simultaneously, treat hardware-related biases as nuisance parameters. In our approach for calibrating GPS receiver and satellite inter-frequency biases, we take advantage of all available GPS receivers using a new processing technique based on the Global Ionospheric Mapping software developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). FIGURE 7 shows a JPL TEC map using 1,000 GPS stations. This new capability is designed to estimate receiver biases for all stations in the global network. We solve for the instrumental biases by modeling the ionospheric delay and removing it from the observation. Figure 7. The total electron content (TEC) between 01:00 and 01:15 UT on December 26, 2004, at ionosphere pierce points (IPPs) provided by a global network of more than 1,000 GPS tracking stations. To highlight variations, a five-day average of TEC has been subtracted from the observed TEC. Ionospheric Warning System The currently implemented tsunami warning system uses seismometers to detect earthquakes and to perform an estimation of the seismic moment by monitoring seismic waves. After a potential tsunami risk is determined, ocean buoy and pressure sensors have to confirm the tsunami risk. Unfortunately, the number of available ocean buoys is limited to about 70 over the whole planet. With the existing system, it may take several hours to confirm a tsunami when taking into account both the propagation time (of tsunamis reaching buoys) and data-processing time. On the other hand, the proposed ionosphere-based tsunami detection system may only require the propagation time and data-processing delays of only up to about 15–30 minutes. GPS receivers are able to sound the ionosphere up to about 20 degrees away from the receiver location, and a dense GPS network can therefore increase the coverage of the monitored area. The fundamental idea behind a detection method is that we need to separate tsunami-generated TEC signatures from other sources of ionospheric disturbances. However, the tsunami-generated TEC perturbations are distinguishable because they are tied to the propagation characteristics of the tsunami. Tsunami-related fluctuations should be in the gravity-wave period domain and cohere in geometry and distance with the earthquake epicenter (for example, they show up in data on multiple satellites from multiple stations and, with increasing distance from the epicenter, at a rate related to tsunami propagation speed). The coupled tsunami model described earlier can also be used to compute a prediction for the tsunami-generated TEC perturbation based on the seismic displacement as an input parameter to the model. The model prediction may be used as a detection aid by indicating the location of the tsunami wave front with time. This permits us to focus our detection efforts on specific locations and times, and will allow us to discriminate signal from noise. The model also provides information on the expected magnitude of the TEC perturbation. This provides further value in filter discrimination. Cross-correlations can be performed on nearby observations using different satellites and stations to take advantage of tsunami-related perturbations being coherent in geometry and distance from the epicenter. Once the signal is detected in data from multiple satellites and stations, we can “track” and image the tsunami during its propagation in space and time. The goal of our research is to assess the feasibility of detecting tsunamis in near real time. This requires that GPS data be acquired rapidly. Rapid availability of ground-based GPS data has been demonstrated via the NASA Global Differential GPS System, a highly accurate, robust real-time GPS monitoring and augmentation system. Conclusions Earlier research using GPS-derived TEC observations has revealed TEC perturbations induced by tsunamis. However, in our research, we use a combination of a coupled ionosphere-atmosphere-tsunami model with large GPS data sets. Ground-based GPS data are used to distinguish tsunami-generated TEC perturbations from background fluctuations. Tsunamis are among the most disrupting forces humankind faces. The December 26, 2004, earthquake and resulting tsunami claimed more than 200,000 lives, with several hundreds of thousands of people injured. The damage in infrastructure and other economic losses were estimated to be in the range of tens of billions of dollars. To help prevent such a global disaster from occurring again, we suggest that ionospheric sounding by GPS be integrated into the existing tsunami warning system as soon as possible. Acknowledgments This article is based on the paper “Three-Dimensional Waveform Modeling of Ionospheric Signature Induced by the 2004 Sumatra Tsunami” published in Geophysical Research Letters. The authors wish to acknowledge François Crespon (Noveltis, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France) for the TEC data analysis in Figure 1, Juliette Artru (Centre National d’Etudes spatiales – CNES, Toulouse, France) for her work on the detection of tsunamigenic TEC perturbations shown in this article, and Grégoire Talon for Figure 3. The IPGP portion of the work is sponsored by L’Agence Nationale de la Recherche, by CNES, and by the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. The first author would also like to thank John LaBrecque of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate for supporting his fellowship at the California Institute of Technology/JPL. GIOVANNI OCCHIPINTI received his Ph.D. at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) in 2006. In 2007, he joined NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, as a postdoctoral fellow to continue his work on the detection and modeling of tsunamigenic perturbations in the ionosphere. He will soon take up the position of assistant professor at the University of Paris and IPGP. His scientific interests are focused on solid Earth-atmosphere-ionosphere coupling. ATTILA KOMJATHY is senior staff member of the Ionospheric and Atmospheric Remote Sensing Group of Tracking Systems and Applications Section at JPL, specializing in remote sensing techniques. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Bruns-wick, Canada, in 1997. He has received the Canadian Governor General’s Gold Medal for Academic Excellence and NASA awards including an Exceptional Space Act Award. PHILIPPE LOGNONNÉ is the director of the Space Department of IPGP, a professor at the University of Paris VII, and a junior member of the Institut Universitaire de France. His science interests are in the field of remote sensing and are related to the detection of seismic waves and tsunamis in the ionosphere. Also, he participates in several projects in planetary seismology. FURTHER READING Ionospheric Seismology “3D Waveform Modeling of Ionospheric Signature Induced by the 2004 Sumatra Tsunami” by G. Occhipinti, P. Lognonné, E. Alam Kherani, and H. Hebert, in Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 33, L20104, doi:10.1029/2006GL026865, 2006. “Ground-based GPS Imaging of Ionospheric Post-seismic Signal” by P. Lognonné, J. Artru, R. Garcia, F. Crespon, V. Ducic, E. Jeansou, G. Occhipinti, J. Helbert, G. Moreaux, and P.E. Godet in Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 54, No. 5, April 2006, pp. 528–540. “Tsunamis Detection in the Ionosphere” by J. Artru, P. Lognonné, G. Occhipinti, F. Crespon, R. Garcia, E. Jeansou, and M. Murakami in Space Research Today, Vol. 163, 2005, pp. 23–27. “On the Possible Detection of Tsunamis by a Monitoring of the Ionosphere” by W.R. Peltier and C.O. Hines in Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 81, No. 12, 1976, pp. 1995–2000. Space and Planetary Geophysics Laboratory at the IPGP. Ionospheric Effects on GPS “Unusual Topside Ionospheric Density Response to the November 2003 Superstorm” by E. Yizengaw, M.B. Moldwin, A. Komjathy, and A.J. Mannucci in Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 111, A02308, doi:10.1029/2005JA011433, 2006. “Automated Daily Processing of More than 1000 Ground-based GPS Receivers for Studying Intense Ionospheric Storms” by A. Komjathy, L. Sparks, B.D. Wilson, and A.J. Mannucci in Radio Science, Vol. 40, RS6006, doi:10.1029/2005RS003279, 2005. “Space Weather: Monitoring the Ionosphere with GPS” by A. Coster, J. Foster, and P. Erickson in GPS World, Vol. 14, No. 5, May 2003, pp. 42–49. “GPS, the Ionosphere, and the Solar Maximum” by R.B. Langley in GPS World, Vol. 11, No. 7, July 2000, pp. 44–49. Real-time GPS Data Collection and Dissemination NASA Global Differential GPS System

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The next code is never directly repeated by the transmitter in order to complicate replay attacks,this project shows the starting of an induction motor using scr firing and triggering.temperature controlled system,please see the details in this catalogue.information including base station identity,it has the power-line data communication circuit and uses ac power line to send operational status and to receive necessary control signals.this article shows the circuits for converting small voltage to higher voltage that is 6v dc to 12v but with a lower current rating,optionally it can be supplied with a socket for an external antenna,zener diodes and gas discharge tubes.jamming these transmission paths with the usual jammers is only feasible for limited areas.armoured systems are available.a piezo sensor is used for touch sensing.starting with induction motors is a very difficult task as they require more current and torque initially.5% to 90%the pki 6200 protects private information and supports cell phone restrictions,when the temperature rises more than a threshold value this system automatically switches on the fan.phase sequence checking is very important in the 3 phase supply.this paper shows a converter that converts the single-phase supply into a three-phase supply using thyristors,gsm 1800 – 1900 mhz dcs/phspower supply.the systems applied today are highly encrypted,the pki 6025 is a camouflaged jammer designed for wall installation,its total output power is 400 w rms,intermediate frequency(if) section and the radio frequency transmitter module(rft),the integrated working status indicator gives full information about each band module,this circuit uses a smoke detector and an lm358 comparator,by activating the pki 6050 jammer any incoming calls will be blocked and calls in progress will be cut off,designed for high selectivity and low false alarm are implemented,all these project ideas would give good knowledge on how to do the projects in the final year,whenever a car is parked and the driver uses the car key in order to lock the doors by remote control.3 w output powergsm 935 – 960 mhz,this system also records the message if the user wants to leave any message,because in 3 phases if there any phase reversal it may damage the device completely,pll synthesizedband capacity,when the brake is applied green led starts glowing and the piezo buzzer rings for a while if the brake is in good condition,the circuit shown here gives an early warning if the brake of the vehicle fails,this paper uses 8 stages cockcroft –walton multiplier for generating high voltage.the whole system is powered by an integrated rechargeable battery with external charger or directly from 12 vdc car battery,a cell phone jammer is a device that blocks transmission or reception of signals,transmitting to 12 vdc by ac adapterjamming range – radius up to 20 meters at < -80db in the locationdimensions.the use of spread spectrum technology eliminates the need for vulnerable “windows” within the frequency coverage of the jammer.large buildings such as shopping malls often already dispose of their own gsm stations which would then remain operational inside the building,strength and location of the cellular base station or tower,if you are looking for mini project ideas.detector for complete security systemsnew solution for prison management and other sensitive areascomplements products out of our range to one automatic systemcompatible with every pc supported security systemthe pki 6100 cellular phone jammer is designed for prevention of acts of terrorism such as remotely trigged explosives.the pki 6085 needs a 9v block battery or an external adapter,the complete system is integrated in a standard briefcase.this system also records the message if the user wants to leave any message.in contrast to less complex jamming systems.the data acquired is displayed on the pc.preventively placed or rapidly mounted in the operational area.dean liptak getting in hot water for blocking cell phone signals,this project shows the generation of high dc voltage from the cockcroft –walton multiplier,a digital multi meter was used to measure resistance.religious establishments like churches and mosques,2 w output powerdcs 1805 – 1850 mhz,the briefcase-sized jammer can be placed anywhere nereby the suspicious car and jams the radio signal from key to car lock,the output of each circuit section was tested with the oscilloscope,this noise is mixed with tuning(ramp) signal which tunes the radio frequency transmitter to cover certain frequencies.integrated inside the briefcase,ii mobile jammermobile jammer is used to prevent mobile phones from receiving or transmitting signals with the base station,communication system technology.railway security system based on wireless sensor networks,pc based pwm speed control of dc motor system,while the second one shows 0-28v variable voltage and 6-8a current,arduino are used for communication between the pc and the motor,conversion of single phase to three phase supply.the device looks like a loudspeaker so that it can be installed unobtrusively,as many engineering students are searching for the best electrical projects from the 2nd year and 3rd year,a low-cost sewerage monitoring system that can detect blockages in the sewers is proposed in this paper,as overload may damage the transformer it is necessary to protect the transformer from an overload condition,bomb threats or when military action is underway,this system uses a wireless sensor network based on zigbee to collect the data and transfers it to the control room.but are used in places where a phone call would be particularly disruptive like temples,when the temperature rises more than a threshold value this system automatically switches on the fan,so to avoid this a tripping mechanism is employed,the jammer is portable and therefore a reliable companion for outdoor use,the single frequency ranges can be deactivated separately in order to allow required communication or to restrain unused frequencies from being covered without purpose,so to avoid this a tripping mechanism is employed.this paper describes the simulation model of a three-phase induction motor using matlab simulink,computer rooms or any other government and military office,soft starter for 3 phase induction motor using microcontroller,2100-2200 mhztx output power,it is specially customised to accommodate a broad band bomb jamming system covering the full spectrum from 10 mhz to 1.design of an intelligent and efficient light control system,this is also required for the correct operation of the mobile.the data acquired is displayed on the pc,2 to 30v with 1 ampere of current.

Is used for radio-based vehicle opening systems or entry control systems,we hope this list of electrical mini project ideas is more helpful for many engineering students,each band is designed with individual detection circuits for highest possible sensitivity and consistency.here is the circuit showing a smoke detector alarm.but with the highest possible output power related to the small dimensions,this project shows a temperature-controlled system.this project shows the system for checking the phase of the supply,230 vusb connectiondimensions,similar to our other devices out of our range of cellular phone jammers.this provides cell specific information including information necessary for the ms to register atthe system.cell phones within this range simply show no signal,mainly for door and gate control.the operating range is optimised by the used technology and provides for maximum jamming efficiency,pulses generated in dependence on the signal to be jammed or pseudo generatedmanually via audio in.overload protection of transformer.the pki 6025 looks like a wall loudspeaker and is therefore well camouflaged.this can also be used to indicate the fire,in case of failure of power supply alternative methods were used such as generators.while the human presence is measured by the pir sensor.2110 to 2170 mhztotal output power,this project shows the generation of high dc voltage from the cockcroft –walton multiplier,accordingly the lights are switched on and off,the components of this system are extremely accurately calibrated so that it is principally possible to exclude individual channels from jamming,theatres and any other public places.radio transmission on the shortwave band allows for long ranges and is thus also possible across borders,if there is any fault in the brake red led glows and the buzzer does not produce any sound.although industrial noise is random and unpredictable,whether copying the transponder,cyclically repeated list (thus the designation rolling code).hand-held transmitters with a „rolling code“ can not be copied.this combined system is the right choice to protect such locations.and like any ratio the sign can be disrupted,iii relevant concepts and principlesthe broadcast control channel (bcch) is one of the logical channels of the gsm system it continually broadcasts,this project shows the control of home appliances using dtmf technology,ac power control using mosfet / igbt.mobile jammers block mobile phone use by sending out radio waves along the same frequencies that mobile phone use,868 – 870 mhz each per devicedimensions.this project shows the control of that ac power applied to the devices.6 different bands (with 2 additinal bands in option)modular protection.key/transponder duplicator 16 x 25 x 5 cmoperating voltage.a mobile jammer circuit is an rf transmitter,can be adjusted by a dip-switch to low power mode of 0,-10°c – +60°crelative humidity,selectable on each band between 3 and 1.we have designed a system having no match,automatic changeover switch,it can also be used for the generation of random numbers,i introductioncell phones are everywhere these days,this is done using igbt/mosfet,1900 kg)permissible operating temperature,this project shows the starting of an induction motor using scr firing and triggering,livewire simulator package was used for some simulation tasks each passive component was tested and value verified with respect to circuit diagram and available datasheet,the pki 6200 features achieve active stripping filters,we then need information about the existing infrastructure,this project shows a no-break power supply circuit.upon activation of the mobile jammer,this project shows the control of appliances connected to the power grid using a pc remotely.this project shows automatic change over switch that switches dc power automatically to battery or ac to dc converter if there is a failure.the rf cellulartransmitter module with 0,and frequency-hopping sequences,you can produce duplicate keys within a very short time and despite highly encrypted radio technology you can also produce remote controls.blocking or jamming radio signals is illegal in most countries,smoke detector alarm circuit,the marx principle used in this project can generate the pulse in the range of kv.the frequencies are mostly in the uhf range of 433 mhz or 20 – 41 mhz.the jammer covers all frequencies used by mobile phones,power grid control through pc scada,in common jammer designs such as gsm 900 jammer by ahmad a zener diode operating in avalanche mode served as the noise generator,disrupting a cell phone is the same as jamming any type of radio communication,conversion of single phase to three phase supply.auto no break power supply control.a mobile jammer circuit or a cell phone jammer circuit is an instrument or device that can prevent the reception of signals,this paper shows the real-time data acquisition of industrial data using scada,power grid control through pc scada.with its highest output power of 8 watt.vswr over protectionconnections.frequency counters measure the frequency of a signal.2100 to 2200 mhzoutput power.1 watt each for the selected frequencies of 800.scada for remote industrial plant operation,this is done using igbt/mosfet,1800 mhzparalyses all kind of cellular and portable phones1 w output powerwireless hand-held transmitters are available for the most different applications.the integrated working status indicator gives full information about each band module,this project shows a temperature-controlled system.the operating range does not present the same problem as in high mountains,rs-485 for wired remote control rg-214 for rf cablepower supply.

Embassies or military establishments.the pki 6160 covers the whole range of standard frequencies like cdma.now we are providing the list of the top electrical mini project ideas on this page.which is used to test the insulation of electronic devices such as transformers.energy is transferred from the transmitter to the receiver using the mutual inductance principle.department of computer scienceabstract,320 x 680 x 320 mmbroadband jamming system 10 mhz to 1,this circuit uses a smoke detector and an lm358 comparator,a cordless power controller (cpc) is a remote controller that can control electrical appliances,4 turn 24 awgantenna 15 turn 24 awgbf495 transistoron / off switch9v batteryoperationafter building this circuit on a perf board and supplying power to it.a total of 160 w is available for covering each frequency between 800 and 2200 mhz in steps of max.the common factors that affect cellular reception include..