Ionospheric D region electron density profiles derived from the measured interference pattern of VLF waveguide modes

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 161-1621

  Bainbridge, Geoffrey ^a   Inan, Umran S ^b  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Array; Ionosphere; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; INTERPOLATION; RADIO INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRANSMITTERS; WAVEGUIDES;

SIGNAL PATHS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0142219865     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002686     Document Type: Article

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