Estimating the contribution from different ionospheric regions to the TEC response to the solar flares using data from the international GPS network

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1935-1941

  Leonovich, L A ^a   Afraimovich, E L ^a   Romanova, E B ^a   Taschilin, A V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLAR TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Instruments and techniques); Ionosphere (solar radiation and cosmic ray effects; Solar physics, astrophysics and astronomy (ultraviolet emissions)

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0036975152     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-20-1935-2002     Document Type: Article

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