Small-scale fluctuations and scintillations in high-resolution GPS/CHAMP SNR and phase data

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 999-1017

  Wu, Dong L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

GPS radio occultation; Gravity wave; Ionosphere; Scintillation; Troposphere

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRAVITY WAVES; IONOSPHERE; PHASE MEASUREMENT; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

HIGH RESOLUTION PHASE DATA; QUASI-BIANNUAL OSCILLATION; TROPICAL TROPOPAUSE;

GEOPHYSICS;

E REGION; GPS; GRAVITY WAVE; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 33646499688     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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