An empirical topside electron density model for calculation of absolute ion densities in IRI

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 928-934

  Triskova L ^a   Truhlik V ^a   Smilauer J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Empirical models; Ion composition; Plasma density; Topside ionosphere

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPOSITION; IONOSPHERE; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SOLAR RADIATION;

EMPIRICAL MODELS; ION COMPOSITIONS; LANGMUIR PROBE MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE DATA; TOPSIDE IONOSPHERE;

PLASMA DENSITY;

EID: 33646457065     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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