TEC measurements and modelling over Southern Africa during magnetic storms; a comparative analysis

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 509-520

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

^a HERMANUS MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Magnetic storms; Neural networks; Statistical validation; TEC models

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; GENERALISATION; HALLOWEEN STORMS; INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE IONOSPHERES; MAGNETIC STORMS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL VALIDATION; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

GEOMAGNETISM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; STORMS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 77950516879     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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