Reconstruction of ion and electron density profiles from space-based measurements of the upper electron content

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 945-957

  Stankov, S M ^a   Jakowski, N ^a   Heise, S ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron density profile; Low earth orbiting satellite; Reconstruction method

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

ELECTRON DENSITY PROFILE; GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS); LOW-EARTH-ORBITING SATELLITE; RECONSTRUCTION METHOD;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION;

EID: 20444493236     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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