Application of GPS observations to equatorial aeronomy

Radio Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 885-904

  Mendillo, Michael ^a   Lin, Bosheng ^a   Aarons, Jules ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; OBSERVATORIES; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES; WEATHER SATELLITES;

EQUATORIAL AERONOMY; EQUATORIAL SPREAD FUNCTION; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 0034187789     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS002208     Document Type: Article

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