Analysis of differential GPS performance for marine users during solar maximum

Radio Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 349-356

  Skone, S ^a   El Gizawy, M ^a   Shrestha, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Global Positioning System; Ionosphere; Solar maximum

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; MARINE APPLICATIONS;

DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS (DGPS); SOLAR MAXIMUM;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 1942506620     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002844     Document Type: Conference Paper

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