A global mapping technique for GPS-derived ionospheric total electron content measurements

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 565-582

  Mannucci, A J ^a   Wilson, B D ^a   Yuan, D N ^a   Ho, C H ^a   Lindqwister, U J ^a   Runge, T F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; KALMAN FILTERING; RADIO RECEIVERS; INFORMATION FILTERING; IONOSPHERE; MAPPING; RADIO ALTIMETERS; TRACKING (POSITION);

GLOBAL MAPPING; IONOSPHERIC DATA; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

COVARIANCE INFORMATION; DUAL-FREQUENCY ALTIMETERS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; INCREMENTALLY UPDATING; IONOSPHERIC TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; IONOSPHERIC VARIATIONS; PIXEL-BASED METHODS; VERTICAL TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENTS;

EID: 0032072832     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS02707     Document Type: Article

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