Assessment of models for the prediction of the Travelling Ionospheric Disturbance activity index in mid-latitude Europe | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Topical Issue - Observing, modelling and forecasting TIDs and mitigating their impact on technology

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 15, 2025 Topical Issue - Observing, modelling and forecasting TIDs and mitigating their impact on technology


Article Number		20
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DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2025014
Published online		20 May 2025

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