Ionospheric correction and statistical optimization of radio occultation data

Radio Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 17-1-17-9

  Gorbunov, Mikhail E ^a  

^a OBUKHOV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ionospheric correction; Radio occultation; Statistical optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING;

IONOSPHERIC CORRECTION; LOW-EARTH ORBITER; OPTIMAL LINEAR COMBINATION; RADIO OCCULTATION;

RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036768929     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000rs002370     Document Type: Article

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