Equatorial spread F irregularity characteristics over São Luís, Brazil, using VHF radar and GPS scintillation techniques

Radio Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 479-487

  Rodrigues, F S ^a,b   De Paula, E R ^a   Abdu, M A ^a   Jardim, A C ^a   Iyer, K N ^c   Kintner, P M ^b   Hysell, D L ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Digisonde; GPS; Radar; Scintillation; Spread F

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; EXPLOSIVES; IONOSPHERE; PLASMAS; RADAR; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL THEORY;

PLASMA IRREGULARITIES; VALUABLE INFORMATION;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 1942442239     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002826     Document Type: Conference Paper

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