Irregularities of the topside ionosphere observed by GPS/MET radio occultation

Radio Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 13-1-13-11

  Hocke, K ^a   Igarashi, K ^a   Pavelyev, A ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b INST OF RADIO ENG AND ELECTRONICS   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF RADIO ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

GPS radio occultation; Spread F; Topside ionosphere

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PLASMAS; RADIO LINKS; RADIO NAVIGATION;

RADIO OCCULTATIONS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0036874549     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001rs002599     Document Type: Article

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