Lognormal Kalman filter for assimilating phase space density data in the radiation belts

Space Weather

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Kondrashov, D ^a   Ghil, M ^a,b   Shprits, Y ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 82955189775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011SW000726     Document Type: Article

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