Model Papers

Holt, J. M., S.-R. Zhang, and M. J. Buonsanto, Regional and local ionospheric models based on Millstone Hill incoherent scatter radar data, Geophys. Res. Lett.,, 29(8), 10.1029/2002GL014678, 2002.

Zhang, S.-R., J. M. Holt, L. P. Goncharenko and M. J. Buonsanto, Statics and modeling of longterm Millstone Hill incoherent scatter experiments: electron density and plasma temperatures 

Zhang, S.-R., J. M. Holt, Empirically modeling ionospheric electron density variations using F107, E107 and MgII indices based on long-term incoherent scatter radar observations over Millstone Hill, Fourth Thermospheric/Ionospheric Geospheric Research (TIGER) Symposium Internet, June 10-14, 2002.  ( see here for related papers in the meeting) 

Zhang, S.-R. and J. M. Holt, Ionospheric temperature variations during 1976-2001 over Millstone Hill, Adv. Space Res., 33, 963-969, 2004. DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2003.07.012 (Full Paper:  

Zhang, S.-R., J. M. Holt, A. M. Zalucha, and C. Amory-Mazaudier, Mid-latitude ionospheric plasma temperature climatology and empirical model based on Saint Santin incoherent scatter radar data from 1966-1987, J. Geophys. Res., 109, A11311, doi:10.1029/2004JA010709, 2004. 

Zhang, S.-R., J. M. Holt, A. P. van Eyken, M. McCready, C. Amory-Mazaudier, S. Fukao, and M. Sulzer (2005), Ionospheric local model and climatology from long-term databases of multiple incoherent scatter radars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L20102, doi:10.1029/2005GL023603.

Zhang, S.-R., J. M. Holt, A. P. van Eyken, M. McCready, C. Amory-Mazaudier, S. Fukao, and M. Sulzer (2005), Ionospheric local model and climatology from long-term databases of multiple incoherent scatter radars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L20102, doi:10.1029/2005GL023603

Zhang, S.-R., J. M. Holt, D. Bilitza, A. P. van Eyken, M. McCready, C. Amory-Mazaudier, S. Fukao, and M. Sulzer, Multiple-site comparisons between models of incoherent scatter radar and IRI, Adv. Space Res., 39, 910-917, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2006.05.027, 2007. 

Zhang, S.-R. and J. M. Holt (2007), Ionospheric Climatology and Variability from Long-term and Multiple Incoherent Scatter Radar Observations: Climatology in Eastern American Sector, J. Geophys. Res., 12, A06328, doi:10.1029/2006JA012206. 

Zhang, S.-R., J. M. Holt, and M. McReady, High latitude convection model based on long-term incoherent scatter radar observations in North America, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 69, 1273-1291, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2006.08.017, 2007 

Zhang S.-R., and J. M. Holt (2008), Climatology and Variability of the Ionosphere: Incoherent Scatter Radar Observations, CP974, pp.71-80, Radio Sounding and plasma Physics, edited by P. Song, J. Foster, M. Mendillo, and D. Bilitza, American Institute of Physics. DOI:10.1063/1.2885035 

Zhang, S.-R. and J. M. Holt (2008), Ionospheric climatology and variability from long-term and multiple incoherent scatter radar observations: variability, Annales Geophysicae, Ann. Geophys., 26, 1525-1537, doi:10.5194/angeo-26-1525-2008.