Ionospheric Vertical Correlation Lengths Derived From IRI-2016 Model Errors

Ionospheric vertical correlation lengths based on IRI-2016 model and Incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR) data. ISR used for this analysis: Jicamarca, Arecibo, Millstone Hill, Poker Flat ISR, and ResoluteBay North ISR. This metadata can be used for the construction of the covariance matrix for ionospheric data assimilation. Inside of the .nc file: lat=array of geomagnetic latitudes (degrees) alt=arrays of altitudes (km) vert_corr1=array of size (nalt, nlat), contains vertical correlation length above the reference point for different latitudes vert_corr2=array of size (nalt, nlat), contains vertical correlation length below the reference point for different latitudes