Ionospheric Prediction and Forecasting

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   • Bruno Zolesi, Ljiljana R. Cander

   Pages 1-9

3. The General Structure of the Ionosphere

   • Bruno Zolesi, Ljiljana R. Cander

   Pages 11-48

4. Ionospheric Measurements and Characteristics

   • Bruno Zolesi, Ljiljana R. Cander

   Pages 49-80

5. Ionospheric Spatial and Temporal Variations

   • Bruno Zolesi, Ljiljana R. Cander

   Pages 81-99

6. Ionospheric Models for Prediction and Forecasting

   • Bruno Zolesi, Ljiljana R. Cander

   Pages 101-121

7. Ionospheric Prediction for Radio Propagation Purposes

   • Bruno Zolesi, Ljiljana R. Cander

   Pages 123-146

8. Total Electron Content Modelling and Mapping

   • Bruno Zolesi, Ljiljana R. Cander

   Pages 147-160

9. Ionospheric Forecasting

   • Bruno Zolesi, Ljiljana R. Cander

   Pages 161-182

10. Prediction and Nowcasting for HF Applications and Radio Links

    • Bruno Zolesi, Ljiljana R. Cander

    Pages 183-207

11. Current and Future Trends in Ionospheric Prediction and Forecasting

    • Bruno Zolesi, Ljiljana R. Cander

    Pages 209-221

12. Back Matter

    Pages 223-240

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This book describes how to predict and forecast the state of planet Earth’s ionosphere under quiet and disturbed conditions in terms of dynamical processes in the weakly ionized plasma media of the upper atmosphere and their relation to available modern measurements and modelling techniques. It explains the close relationship between the state of the media and the radio wave propagation conditions via this media. The prediction and forecasting algorithms, methods and models are oriented towards providing a practical approach to ionospherically dependent systems design and engineering. Proper understanding of the ionosphere is of fundamental practical importance because it is an essential part of telecommunication and navigation systems that use the ionosphere to function or would function much better in its nonappearance on the Earth and on any planet with an atmosphere.

• HF telecommunications
• Ionospheric Physics
• Radio Propagation and Navigation
• Space Weather
• Upper Atmosphere

“The authors … have done a marvelous job in collecting the relevant material, and presenting it in a coherent and easily readable form. … There is no doubt that this new book fills a real need, and will be of great benefit to students, researchers, and engineers who enter the fields of radio exploration of the ionosphere, space weather, radio-frequency planning, spectrum management, and radio-system design. For those already working in these areas, it will provide valuable context.” (Bodo Reinisch, The Radio Science Bulletin, Issue 353, June, 2015)

• Geomagnetism, Aeronomy and Environmental, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcan, Rome, Italy

  Bruno Zolesi

• Space Science Technology Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom

  Ljiljana R. Cander

Dr. Brono Zolesi, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia; Rome; Italy Dr.-Ing. Ljiljana Cander, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK

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