Imaging spread-F structures using GPS observations at Alcântara, Brazil

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1703-1706

  Musman, S ^a,d   Jahn, J M ^b   LaBelle, J ^b   Swartz, W E ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

^d NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; ELECTRONS; F REGION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INTERFEROMETRY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR SYSTEMS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; IONOSPHERE; ROCKETS;

CORNELL UNIVERSITY PORTABLE RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SPREAD F PLUMES; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

GEOPHYSICS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

ELECTRON CONTENT; GPS; IONOSPHERE; SPREAD-F;

BRAZIL, MARANHAO STATE, ALCANTARA;

CORNELL UNIVERSITY; DUAL FREQUENCY; FIELD OF VIEWS; GPS RECEIVERS; HIGH FREQUENCY FILTERS; PORTABLE RADARS; TIME-SPACE; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

EID: 0031184605     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL00834     Document Type: Article

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