GPS-derived ionospheric total electron content response to a solar flare that occurred on 14 July 2000

Radio Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 19-1-19-11

  Zhang, D H ^a,c   Xiao, Z ^a   Igarashi, K ^b   Ma, G Y ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Communication Research Laboratory ^*  (Japan)

^c Radiowave Propagation   (China)

Author keywords

Flare; GPS; Ionosphere; Ionospheric disturbance; Total electron content

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE;

GEOMAGNETIC SOLAR FLARE EFFECT; SUDDEN IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 0036768916     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001rs002542     Document Type: Article

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