Assimilation of global-scale and mesoscale electric fields from low-latitude satellites

Radio Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 288-295

  Eccles, J Vincent ^a  

^a Space Environment Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Electric fields; Ionosphere

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMAS; RADIO ASTRONOMY; RADIO NAVIGATION; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPACE RESEARCH;

ASSIMILATION; PLASMA DRIFT;

SATELLITES;

EID: 1942442387     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002810     Document Type: Conference Paper

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