Neural network-based short-term forecast of Large Scale Travelling Ionospheric Disturbance occurrence above middle and southern 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		40
Number of page(s)		15
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2025036
Published online		29 August 2025

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