TIME3D-IGGCAS: A new three-dimension mid- and low-latitude theoretical ionospheric model in realistic geomagnetic fields

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 258-266

  Ren, Zhipeng ^a   Wan, Weixing ^a   Liu, Libo ^a   Le, Huijun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

APEX coordinates; Ionosphere; Modeling; Realistic geomagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

APEX COORDINATES; CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES; DIPOLE FIELDS; EMPIRICAL MODEL; ENERGY OF ELECTRON; GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; ION TEMPERATURE; ION VELOCITY; IONOSPHERIC MODEL; IONOSPHERIC PLASMAS; MASS CONTINUITY; NEW MODEL; NUMBER DENSITY; PLASMASPHERE; SIMULATED RESULTS; THREE-DIMENSION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; TIME-DEPENDENT;

IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; IONS; MAGNETOSPHERE; MODELS; PLASMA DENSITY;

GEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 84862777699     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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