Ionospheric solar flare effects monitored by the ground-based GPS receivers: Theory and observation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A1, 2004, Pages

  Liu, J Y ^a   Lin, C H ^a,c   Tsai, H F ^b,d,e   Liou, Y A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL SPACE ORGANIZATION   (Taiwan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bastille day; GPS; Ionosphere; Solar flare; TEC

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844468962     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009931     Document Type: Article

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