Effect of the protonosphere on the estimation of GPS total electron content: validation using model simulations

Radio Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1261-1271

  Lunt, N ^a   Kersley, L ^a   Bishop, G J ^b   Mazzella, A J ^c   Bailey, G J ^d  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c North West Research Associates ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMAS; ELECTRONS; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOSPHERE; TRACKING (POSITION);

PROTONOSPHERE; RESULTANT SLANT ELECTRON CONTENTS; SELF CALIBRATION OF PSEUDO RANGE ERRORS; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; GPS CONSTELLATION; GPS MEASUREMENTS; HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY; IONOSPHERE MODELING; MODEL SIMULATION; PSEUDO RANGE; SELF CALIBRATION;

ELECTRONS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033353701     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS900043     Document Type: Article

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