Evaluation of the IRI model using CHAMP observations in polar and equatorial regions

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 904-909

  Liu, Huixin ^a   Stolle, Claudia ^b   Watanabe, Shigeto ^a   Abe, Takumi ^c   Rother, Martin ^b   Cooke, David L ^d  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equatorial ionosphere; International Reference Ionosphere; Polar ionosphere

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EQUATORIAL IONOSPHERE; INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE IONOSPHERE (IRI); POLAR IONOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 34249094802     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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