Analytic ray parameters for the quasi-cubic segment model of the ionosphere

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 567-577

  Norman, R J ^a   Dyson, P L ^a   Bennett, J A ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; POSITIVE IONS; RAY TRACING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANALYTIC SOLUTION; COMPUTATION TIME; EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; FIRST DERIVATIVE; HORIZONTAL GRADIENTS; RAY-TRACING CODES; REAL-TIME APPLICATION; SECOND DERIVATIVES; NUMERICAL RAY TRACING; QUASICUBIC SEGMENTS (QCS);

ANALYTICAL MODELS; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031100374     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS03521     Document Type: Article

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