Ionospheric total electron content observed using the southern African GPS networks

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 101, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 537-539

  Ngcobo, S ^a   Moeketsi, D M ^a   Combrink, A Z A ^a   Combrinck, W L ^a  

^a HARTEBEESTHOEK RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; GEODESY; GEODYNAMICS; GPS; IONOSPHERE; OBSERVATORY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33645959453     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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