A correction for the IRI topside electron density model based on Alouette/ISIS topside sounder data

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 838-843

  Bilitza, D ^a  

^a GSFC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alouette ISIS; Electron density model; Ionosphere; Topside data

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT THEORY;

AUTOMATED SCALING; CORRECTION FACTORS; DATA-MODEL RATIOS; IONOGRAMS;

IONOSPHERE;

ELECTRON DENSITY;

EID: 16544375027     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.07.009     Document Type: Article

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