CEDAR Electrodynamics Thermosphere Ionosphere (ETI) Challenge for systematic assessment of ionosphere/thermosphere models: NmF2, hmF2, and vertical drift using ground-based observations

Space Weather

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Shim, J S ^a   Kuznetsova, M ^b   Rastatter L ^b   Hesse, M ^b   Bilitza, D ^b   Butala, M ^c   Codrescu, M ^d   Emery, B ^e   Foster, B ^e   Fullerrowell, T ^d   Huba, J ^f   Mannucci, A J ^c   Pi, X ^c   Ridley, A ^g   Scherliess, L ^h   Schunk, R W ^h   Stephens, P ^c   Thompson, D C ⁱ   Zhu, L ^h   Anderson, D ^j   Chau, J L ^k   Sojka, J J ^h   Rideout, B ^l   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^h UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^k INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^l MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84855388530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011SW000727     Document Type: Article

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