Ionospheric Data Assimilation Three-Dimensional (IDA3D): A global, multisensor, electron density specification algorithm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A11, 2004, Pages

  Bust, G S ^a   Garner, T W ^a   Gaussiran II, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Kalman filter; Objective analysis; Tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750583346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010234     Document Type: Article

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