A new algorithm for retrieving GPS radio occultation total electron content

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 55-1-55-4

  Syndergaard, Stig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERE; RADIO RECEIVERS; TRANSMITTERS;

REFRACTIVE BENDING;

ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; GPS; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0037104946     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gl014478     Document Type: Article

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