Regularized estimation of vertical total electron content from Global Positioning System data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A12, 2003, Pages

  Arikan, F ^a   Erol, C B ^b   Arikan, O ^c  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF TURKEY   (Turkey)

^c BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

GPS; Ionosphere; Signal processing; Total electron content

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444290020     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009605     Document Type: Article

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