First observation of topside ionization ledges using radio beacon measurements from low Earth orbiting satellites

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Thampi, Smitha V ^a   Ravindran, Sudha ^a   Devasia, C V ^a   Pant, Tarun K ^a   Sreelatha, P ^a   Sridharan, R ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; DOPPLER EFFECT; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOMETERS; RADIO RECEIVERS; SATELLITES;

IONIZATION LEDGES; LOW EARTH ORBITING SATELLITE; TOPSIDE IONOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION;

ELECTRON DENSITY; IONOSPHERE; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 23844505275     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022883     Document Type: Article

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