Perspectives on updated f o F2 maps for IRI

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2067-2074

  Bradley, P A ^a   Stanislawska, I ^b   Juchnikowski, G ^b  

^a Pandora   (United Kingdom)

^b Borowiec Astrogeodynamic Observatory   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aeronomy; Electron density; Ionosphere; Peak density mapping; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; GLOBAL WARMING; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AERONOMY; IRI; PEAK DENSITY MAPPING;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 9644255991     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2004.04.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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