Geoinformation system for monitoring longitudinal currents based on low-orbit satellite data

Geographic Information Systems

UDC:

528.8:004.95

DOI:

10.22389/0016-7126-2025-1021-7-55-64

1 Vorobev A.V.

2 Vorobeva G.R.

Year:

2025

№:

1021

Pages:

55-64

RAS Geophysical Center

1,

Ufa University of Science and Technology

2,

Abstract:

Developing a specialized geoinformation solution to analyze spatiotemporal relationships between the parameters of field-aligned currents recorded by SWARM mission satellites and the morphology of auroras observed by ground-based cameras is discussed. The relevance of the study is due to the need for complex processing of heterogeneous geophysical data with different discretization to identify hidden patterns of magneto- and ionosphere interaction. A software solution based on a modular architecture is proposed, combining methods of temporal clustering, geospatial statistics and machine learning. A mathematical apparatus for spatiotemporal data conjugation was developed, taking into account orbital geometry, time delays and magnetic coordinates. Algorithms for analyzing the co-occurrence of events were implemented, including calculation of derivatives with respect to field-aligned currents, statistical assessment of correlations and classification of auroral phenomena. The tool provides interactive visualization of data in cartographic and temporal representations, as well as export of results in standard formats

Keywords:

auroras, field-aligned currents, geographic information systems, geospatial visualization, spatio-temporal analysis

The research was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 25-21-00143, https://rscf.ru/project/25-21-00143

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Citation:

Vorobev A.V.,

Vorobeva G.R.,

(2025) Geoinformation system for monitoring longitudinal currents based on low-orbit satellite data. Geodesy and cartography = Geodeziya i Kartografiya, 86(7), pp. 55-64. (In Russian). DOI: 10.22389/0016-7126-2025-1021-7-55-64