Ionospheric data assimilation: Recovery of strong mid-latitudinal density gradients

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1087-1097

  Sojka, Jan J ^a   Thompson, Donald C ^a   Schunk, Robert W ^a   Eccles, J Vincent ^a   Makela, Jonathan J ^b   Kelley, Michael C ^b   González, Sixto A ^c   Aponte, Nestor ^c   Bullett, Terence W ^d  

^a Space Environment Corporation ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Arecibo Observatory   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilative modeling; Electric field perturbations; Mid latitude density gradients; Mid latitude ionosphere

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0142120535     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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