Nonlinear dynamic systems modeling using Gaussian processes: Predicting ionospheric total electron content over South Africa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Ackermann, E R ^a,b   De Villiers, J P ^a,b   Cilliers, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c HERMANUS MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

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EID: 80053494858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016375     Document Type: Article

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