GPS/GLONASS sensing of the neutral atmosphere: Model-independent correction of ionospheric influences

Radio Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 877-891

  Ladreiter, H P ^a   Kirchengast, G ^b  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; IONOSPHERE; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; ORBITS; PHASE SHIFT; RADIO NAVIGATION; SATELLITES; TRACKING (POSITION); ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; MONITORING;

GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS; IONOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; IONOSPHERIC EFFECTS; OPTICAL PATH LENGTHS; RADIO OCCULTATION TECHNIQUE; STRAIGHT-FORWARD METHOD; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; WEATHER AND CLIMATE MODELS;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING;

CLIMATE MONITORING; ELECTROMAGNETIC RAY; GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM; RADIO OCCULTATION SENSING; RAY PATH BENDING; REFRACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

EID: 0030196634     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS01094     Document Type: Article

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