Application of neural networks to South African GPS TEC modelling

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1711-1720

  Habarulema, John Bosco ^a,b   McKinnell, Lee Anne ^a,b   Cilliers, Pierre J ^a   Opperman, Ben D L ^a  

^a HERMANUS MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ASHA model; GPS; Ionosphere; Neural networks; TEC modelling

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; NEURAL NETWORKS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ACCURATE PREDICTION; CAPE TOWN , SOUTH AFRICA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE IONOSPHERES; NEURAL NETWORK (NN); SPHERICAL HARMONICS; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; VERTICAL TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENTS;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 67349160179     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.08.020     Document Type: Article

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