Longitude structure of ionospheric total electron content at low latitudes measured by the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite

Radio Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1239-1260

  Vladimer, J A ^a   Jastrzebski, P ^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

CLIMATOLOGY; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIO ALTIMETERS; WEATHER SATELLITES; NASA; ORBITS; SATELLITES;

EQUINOX; IONOSPHERIC TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; LONGITUDE STRUCTURE; SUMMER; WINTER; DRIFT VELOCITIES; DUAL-FREQUENCY ALTIMETERS; EQUATORIAL ANOMALY; IONOSPHERIC MODEL; PRIMARY FACTORS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TOPEX/POSEIDON;

ELECTRONS; GEODETIC SATELLITES;

EID: 0033317154     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS900060     Document Type: Article

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