Topside ionospheric scale height analysis and modelling based on radio occultation measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-162

  Stankov, Stanimir M ^a   Jakowski, N ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Empirical modelling; Ionosphere; Radio occultation; Scale height

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

EMPIRICAL MODELLING; IONOSPHERIC RADIO OCCULTATION (IRO); IONOSPHERIC SCALE HEIGHT; RADIO OCCULTATION MEASUREMENTS;

IONOSPHERE;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 30444443451     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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