Imaging of electron density troughs by tomographic techniques

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1607-1621

  Kersley, L ^a   Pryse, S E ^a   Walker, I K ^a   Heaton, J A T ^a   Mitchell, C N ^a   Williams, M J ^a   Willson, C A ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; RADIO SYSTEMS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; TRACKING (POSITION);

IONOSPHERIC TOMOGRAPHY; NAVY NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM;

IONOSPHERE; TOMOGRAPHY;

GEOMAGNETIC CONDITIONS; HORIZONTAL GRADIENTS; IONOSPHERIC TOMOGRAPHY; LATITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION; NAVIGATION-SATELLITE SYSTEMS; QUANTITIES OF INTERESTS; TOMOGRAPHIC METHODS; TOMOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0031191877     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS00310     Document Type: Article

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