International reference ionosphere-IRI 79: report of URSI working group G. 4 (identical with COSPAR task group on international reference ionosphere)

Technical Report · Sat Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:7027167

Lincoln, J V; Conkright, R O

This report is the second edition of the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) succeeding the first one, IRI 1978, and edited by the International Scientific Radio Union (URSI). The aim of the IRI is to establish a summary compendium of height profiles through the ionosphere for the four main plasma parameters, namely: plasma density, plasma temperatures of electrons and ions, and ion composition. These parameters are generated from a descriptive model containing reliable data that can be extracted and used to obtain average profiles. The IRI-generated parameters compare well with COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere (CIRA) values (last edition CIRA 1972). The emphasis of IRI is to summarize reliable experimental data when available.

• Research Organization: World Data Center A for Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Boulder, CO (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7027167
• Report Number(s): PB-82-196395
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640201* -- Atmospheric Physics-- Auroral
Ionospheric
& Magetospheric Phenomena
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
D REGION
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTRON DENSITY
FORTRAN
INFORMATION
ION DENSITY
IONOSPHERE
NUMERICAL DATA
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES
PLASMA DENSITY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES