Introduction of new data into the South African Ionospheric Map to improve the estimation of F2 layer parameters

<p>In this paper the South African Ionospheric Map (SAIM) is upgraded with the usage of recent International Reference Ionosphere (IRI)-2012 model and South African Bottomside Model (SABIM) version 5 and validated for the critical frequency (foF2) of the F2 layer by comparing the model’s outpu...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Ssessanga, Lee-Anne McKinnell, John Bosco Habarulema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) 2015-06-01
Series:Annals of Geophysics
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Online Access:http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/6704