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Table 2 Results of the ΔEy and ΔEz evaluation when variables provided by the MSIS, IRI, and IGRF models are artificially underestimated (U) or overestimated (O) by 10 %

From: Influence of uncertainties of the empirical models for inferring the E-region electric fields at the dip equator

Model status during the run

Daily averaged uncertainties

Altered

Constant

ΔEy (%)

ΔEz (%)

MSIS(U)

IRI, IGRF

−9.46

−9.87

MSIS(O)

IRI, IGRF

+14.22

+12.00

MSISεIRI(U)

IGRF

−5.25

−12.58

MSISεIRI(O)

IGRF

+13.39

+16.89

IRI(U)

IGRF, MSIS

+3.01

−3.70

IRI(O)

IGRF, MSIS

−2.16

+3.70

IGRFεIRI(U)

MSIS

+8.47

+4.11

IGRFεIRI(O)

MSIS

−6.36

−3.36

IGRF(U)

IRI, MSIS

+6.55

+8.68

IGRF(O)

IRI, MSIS

−3.67

−6.42

IGRFεMSIS(U)

IRI

−6.71

−3.50

IGRFεMSIS(O)

IRI

+6.96

+3.49