Temporal and spatial variability of the bias between TOPEX- and GPS-derived total electron content

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 79, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 175-188

  Brunini, Claudio ^a   Meza, A ^a   Bosch, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Deutsches Geodaetisches Forschsintit   (Germany)

Author keywords

GPS; TOPEX Poseidon; Total electron content (TEC)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DENSITY; GPS; IONOSPHERE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

EID: 23744483993     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-005-0448-z     Document Type: Article

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