Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1764397 | Advances in Space Research | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Electron density obtained by IRI (topside options NeQuick and IRI-Corr) and NeQuick models in their standard versions have been compared with plasma density values measured by F13 and F15 DMSP satellites for years of different solar activities. A statistical study of the differences between modeled and experimental data has been carried out to investigate each model performance.In general, the models present a similar behavior. Nevertheless it has been found that the IRI-Corr topside option of IRI overestimates electron density at high latitudes and this trend increases with the solar activity.A few examples of representative half-orbit passes are given to illustrate the differences found.
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Authors
Y.O. Migoya-Orue, S.M. Radicella, B. Nava,