Ionospheric D region remote sensing using VLF radio atmospherics

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1781-1792

  Cummer, S A ^a   Inan, U S ^b   Bell, T F ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIO TRANSMISSION; REMOTE SENSING;

RADIO ATMOSPHERICS;

D REGION;

EID: 0032202566     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98RS02381     Document Type: Article

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