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P. Coïsson, B. Nava, S.M. Radicella, O.A. Oladipo, J.O. Adeniyi, S. G Krishna, P.V.S. R Rao, and S. Ravindran (2008)

NeQuick bottomside analysis at low latitudes

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 70(15):1911 - 1918.

NeQuick ionospheric electron density model produces the full electron density profile in the ionosphere using the F2 layer peak values (foF2 and hmF2) as anchor points. Each part of the profile is modeled using Epstein layer formalism. Simple empirical relations are used to compute the thicknesses of each semi-Epstein layer. It has been observed that when NeQuick model is used to estimate total electron content at low latitudes the modeled values tend to underestimate the observed ones. Beside the F2 peak values, the most important profile parameter is the thickness of the F2 layer bottomside. The present study focuses on NeQuick model behavior at low latitudes comparing modeled profiles parameters with the ones extracted from experimental data mostly from African and Indian sector at different levels of solar activity and different time of the day. Possible model improvements are discussed.

Equatorial ionosphere, F region, Ionospheric modeling, Ionospheric structure
Ionospheric Effects and Telecommunications EGU 2007, Vienna, Austria, 15 - 20 April 2007 ; IRI/COST 296 Workshop Ionosphere - Modelling, Forcing and Telecommunications. Prague, Czech Republic, 10-14 July 2007; Asia Oceania Geosciences Society: AOGS 2007. Bangkok, Thailand, 30 July - 4 August 2007
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