A verification method for space weather forecasting models using solar data to predict arrivals of interplanetary shocks at earth

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1498-1505

  Smith, Zdenka K ^a   Detman, Thomas R ^a   Dryer, Murray ^a   Fry, Craig D ^b,c   Wu, Chin Chun ^c,d   Sun, Wei ^e   Deehr, Charles S ^e  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Exploration Physics International Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); GEOMAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOCK WAVES; SPACE RESEARCH; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS; INTERPLANETARY SHOCKS; SPACE TECHNOLOGY; SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 7244251441     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.832509     Document Type: Article

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