GNSS Ionospheric Delay 2D: Space Weather & GPS Error
Interactive 2D cross-section simulator of ionospheric total electron content (TEC): watch a geomagnetic storm inflate the ionosphere ring and drive GPS/GNSS ranging delay and position error, then toggle dual-frequency correction to remove it. Drag to pan, scroll to zoom.
Every GPS or GNSS fix depends on a radio signal crossing the ionosphere unimpeded — but a geomagnetic storm driven by a solar flare or coronal mass ejection can flood that layer with extra electrons, slowing the signal and dragging the computed position off target. This 2D cross-section simulator renders the ionosphere as an electron-density ring around Earth, tracks a satellite-to-receiver signal path, and computes the actual ranging delay from the Total Electron Content the path crosses, live, as you dial up the storm's Kp level, change the local time of day, or drop the satellite toward the horizon. A dual-frequency correction toggle shows how real receivers cancel almost all of this error — and how much is left on the table when they can't.
A 2D cross-section of Earth's ionosphere ring: watch a geomagnetic storm inflate the Total Electron Content and drive real GPS/GNSS ranging delay and position error, then toggle dual-frequency correction to cancel it. Drag to pan, scroll to zoom.
2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install