GPS normalization and preliminary modeling results of total electron content during a midlatitude space weather event

Radio Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 351-361

  Makela, Jonathan J ^a   Kelley, Michael C ^a   Sojka, Jan J ^b   Pi, Xiaoqing ^c   Mannucci, Anthony J ^c  

^a School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

^b Space Environment Corporation ^*  (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CLIMATOLOGY; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STORMS;

TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT (TEC);

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 0035269911     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS002427     Document Type: Conference Paper

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