Accuracy of models of hmF2 used for long-term trend analyses

Radio Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  McNamara, Leo F ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST MODEL; DIGITAL AGE; HISTORICAL DATA; INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE IONOSPHERES; IONOGRAMS; IONOSPHERIC EFFECTS; LONG-TERM TREND; PARABOLIC MODEL; PEAK DENSITY; PLASMA FREQUENCIES; SOLAR CYCLE VARIATIONS; THREE MODELS;

ERRORS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; IONOSPHERE; PLASMA WAVES; PLASMAS; SOLAR ENERGY;

DENSITY OF GASES;

EID: 69449088118     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007RS003740     Document Type: Article

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