COST 296 action results for space weather ionospheric monitoring and modelling

COST 296 Action refers to the project on Mitigation of Ionospheric Effects on Radio Systems (MIERS) in the framework of European
Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), which is one of the longest-running European instruments supporting cooperation
among scientists and researchers across Europe. The main objective of the MIERS project has been to develop an increased
knowledge of the effects imposed by the ionosphere on practical radio systems, and for the development and implementation of techniques
to mitigate the harmful effects of the ionosphere on such systems. This paper highlights COST 296 Action results that have been
achieved during its lifetime period of February 2005–February 2009 with emphasis on space weather ionospheric monitoring and
modelling

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