Comparative study of two assimilative models of the ionosphere

Radio Science

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Angling, M J ^a   Khattatov, B ^b  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^b Fusion Numerics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DATA REDUCTION; ERROR CORRECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; RAY TRACING;

DATA MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON DENSITY ASSIMILATIVE MODEL (EDAM); FUSION NUMERICS INC. (CO); LONONUMERICS MODELS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 33845727173     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005RS003372     Document Type: Conference Paper

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