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7263894 
Journal Article 
Karl Rawer's life and the history of IRI 
Reinisch, BW; Bilitza, D; , 
2004 
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD 
KIDLINGTON 
1845-1850 
WOS:000226373800001 
This laudation is given in honor of the 90th birthday of Prof. Karl Rawer that coincides with the 35th anniversary of the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI). The ionosphere was discovered during Karl Rawer's life, and he has dedicated his life to the exploration of this part of Earth's environment. The horrible events of world wars I and IT shaped his early life, but they also launched his career as one of the eminent geophysical scientists of the twentieth century. The paper looks back at Karl's life and the 35 years of research and development in the framework of the IRI project. K. Rawer initiated this international modeling effort and was the first chairman of the IRI Working Group. IRI is a joint project of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and the International Union of Radio science (URSI) that has the goal to establish an international standard model of the ionospheric densities temperatures, and drifts. (C) 2004 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 
Reinisch, BW; Bilitza, DK; McKinnell, LA; 
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Annual Workshop of the International-Reference-Ionosphere-Working-Group 
Grahamstown, SOUTH AFRICA