Possibilities of the near‐space environment radio tomography

Abstract

A number of radio tomography schemes of the ionosphere and near‐space environment (Earth's magnetosphere, plasmasphere, and protonosphere) are analyzed by utilizing multisatellite systems. A new approach to space‐time tomography is proposed. It is shown that application of high orbital systems of Global Positioning System and Global Navigation Satellite System type with ground‐based receivers is promising in the case of space‐time tomography. Computer simulation results showed the possibility of realizing radio tomography of the near‐space environment with the help of some multisatellite systems.