Scintillations observed at Tucuman as observed from GPS signals. First results

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 741-747

  Ezquer, R G ^a,b,c   Kintner, P M ^d   Cabrera, M A ^a   Radicella, S M ^e   Forte, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

^c CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

^d Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^e ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERE; SATELLITES; SCINTILLATION;

RADIO SCINTILLATIONS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0038191037     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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