Global ionospheric maps from GPS observations using modip latitude

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2324-2331

  Azpilicueta, F ^a   Brunini, C ^a   Radicella, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

GPS data; Ionosphere; Total electron content; vTEC global distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPACE RESEARCH;

FREE ELECTRON DISTRIBUTION; FREE ELECTRONS; LA PLATA IONOSPHERIC MODEL (LPIM); TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; VERTICAL TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT (VTEC);

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 33750969043     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.07.069     Document Type: Article

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