A block iterative algorithm for tomographic reconstruction of ionospheric electron density

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 238-245

  Sutton, Eric ^a   Na, Helen ^a  

^a University of Iowa ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; RADAR IMAGING;

BLOCK ITERATIVE ALGORITHM; GAUSS SEIDEL (GS) ITERATIVE ALGORITHM; IONOSPHERIC ELECTRON DENSITY TOMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION; ORTHOGONAL DECOMPOSITION (OD) TECHNIQUE; PRIORI INFORMATION; RESIDUAL CORRECTION METHOD (RCM);

ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030231089     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(199623)7:3<238::AID-IMA12>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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