Ionospheric structure effects on HF radio wave propagation for the enhanced polar outflow probe (e-POP) satellite mission

Radio Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Wang, L ^a   MacDougall, J W ^a   James, H G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Radio Science Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

HF propagation; Ionospheric irregularities; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; IN SITU PROCESSING; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RADIO WAVES; RAY TRACING; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TRANSMITTERS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CANADIAN ADVANCED DIGITAL IONOSONDE (CADI); DIRECTION-OF-ARRIVAL (DOA); ENHANCED POLAR OUTFLOW PROBE (E-POP); IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 18244420134     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003rs002975     Document Type: Article

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