Evaluation of statistical convection patterns for real-time ionospheric specifications and forecasts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A12, 2003, Pages

  Bekerat, Hamed A ^a   Schunk, Robert W ^a   Scherliess, Ludger ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Forecast; High latitudes; Specification

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444488731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009945     Document Type: Article

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