A model-independent algorithm for ionospheric tomography 1. Theory and tests

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 149-163

  Fehmers, G C ^a,c,d   Kamp, L P J ^a   Sluijter, F W ^a   Spoelstra, T A T ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ASTRON   (Netherlands)

^c SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^d SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; TOMOGRAPHY; ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; DOPPLER EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

IONOSPHERIC TOMOGRAPHY; LATITUDINAL STRUCTURES; MODEL INDEPENDENT; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

ELECTRONS; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

IONOSPHERIC TOMOGRAPHY; RADIO TOMOGRAPHY; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT (TEC);

EID: 0031698780     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS03007     Document Type: Article

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