Influence of the protonosphere on GPS observations: model simulations

Radio Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 725-732

  Lunt, N ^a   Kersley, L ^a   Bailey, G J ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTRONS; F REGION; IONIZATION; PLASMAS; SATELLITES; SOLAR RADIATION; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SOLAR ENERGY; TRACKING (POSITION);

HYDROGEN PLASMA; PLASMASPHERE IONOSPHERE MODEL; PROTONOSPHERE;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

IONIZED ATMOSPHERES; IONOSPHERE MODELING; MIDLATITUDES; MODEL SIMULATION; PLASMASPHERE; PROPAGATION EFFECT; SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

EID: 0032643019     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS900002     Document Type: Article

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