Comparisons of TOPEX and Global Positioning System total electron content measurements at equatorial anomaly latitudes

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2209-2220

  Vladimer, J A ^a   Lee, M C ^a   Doherty, P H ^b   Decker, D T ^b   Anderson, D N ^c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; MAPPING; TRACKING (POSITION); FUNCTIONS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; RADIO ALTIMETERS;

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; EQUATORIAL ANOMALY; GEOMAGNETIC EQUATOR; IONOSPHERIC MODEL; IONOSPHERIC SHELL MODELS; IONOSPHERIC TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; OBSERVATION POINT; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT;

ELEVATION MAPPING FUNCTION; EQUATORIAL ANOMALY LATITUDES; IONOSPHERIC TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; PARAMETERIZED IONOSPHERIC MODEL;

EID: 0031272089     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS02277     Document Type: Review

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