Incoherent scatter experiments at Jicamarca using alternating codes

Radio Science

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1425-1435

  Hysell, D L ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ERROR ANALYSIS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; RADIO;

PROTONOSPHERE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; COVARIANCE MATRIX;

COMPOSITION DATA; DOUBLE PULSE; ERROR COVARIANCE MATRIX; FULL DUTY CYCLE;

EID: 0034313784     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000RS002368     Document Type: Article

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