Prediction of geomagnetic field with data assimilation: A candidate secular variation model for IGRF-11

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 775-785

  Kuang, Weijia ^a   Wei, Zigang ^b   Holme, Richard ^c   Tangborn, Andrew ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Geodynamo; Geomagnetism; IGRF; Secular variation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DATA ASSIMILATION; GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETISM; SECULAR VARIATION;

EID: 78650628541     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5047/eps.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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