The International Reference Ionosphere model: A review and description of an ionospheric benchmark

D Bilitza, M Pezzopane, V Truhlik… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper is a review of the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) project and model. IRI
is recognized as the official standard for the Earth's ionosphere by the International …

The ionospheric equivalent slab thickness: a review supported by a global climatological study over two solar cycles

A Pignalberi, M Pietrella, M Pezzopane, B Nava… - Space Science …, 2022 - Springer
The ionospheric equivalent slab thickness (τ) is a parameter characterizing both the
distribution of the plasma in the ionosphere and the shape of the corresponding vertical …

Ionosphere Variability II: Advances in theory and modeling

I Tsagouri, DR Themens, A Belehaki, JS Shim… - Advances in Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to provide an overview on recent advances in ionospheric modeling
capabilities, with the emphasis in the efforts relevant to electron density variability. The …

Analysis of GPS/EGNOS positioning quality using different ionospheric models in UAV navigation

G Grunwald, A Ciećko, T Kozakiewicz, K Krasuski - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become very popular tools for geoinformation
acquisition in recent years. They have also been applied in many other areas of life. Their …

Inter-calibration and statistical validation of topside ionosphere electron density observations made by cses-01 mission

A Pignalberi, M Pezzopane, I Coco, M Piersanti… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES-01) provides in situ electron density (N
e) observations through Langmuir probes (LPs) in the topside ionosphere since February …

On the low-latitude NeQuick topside ionosphere mismodelling: The role of parameters H0, g, and r

M Pezzopane, A Pignalberi, B Nava - Advances in Space Research, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the well-known mismodelling characterizing the NeQuick topside
ionosphere at low latitudes, ie, the fact that the model keeps the two electron density humps …

Improving topside ionospheric empirical model using FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 data

X Ren, Y Li, D Mei, W Zhu, X Zhang - Journal of Geodesy, 2023 - Springer
The precise description of the topside ionosphere using an ionospheric empirical model has
always been a work in progress. The NeQuick topside model is greatly enhanced by …

E‐CHAIM as a model of total electron content: Performance and diagnostics

DR Themens, B Reid, PT Jayachandran… - Space …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we assess to what extent the Empirical Canadian High Arctic Ionospheric Model (E‐
CHAIM) can reproduce the climatological variations of vertical Total Electron Content (vTEC) …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a real-time description of the ionosphere: A comparison between international reference ionosphere (IRI) and IRI real-time assimilative map** …

A Pignalberi, M Pietrella, M Pezzopane - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper focuses on a detailed comparison, based on the F2-layer peak characteristics fo
F2 and hm F2, between the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI), which is a …

Midlatitude climatology of the ionospheric equivalent slab thickness over two solar cycles

A Pignalberi, B Nava, M Pietrella, C Cesaroni… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The main climatological features of the ionospheric equivalent slab thickness (τ) for the
Northern hemisphere midlatitudes are analyzed. F2-layer peak electron density values …