The occurrence of polar cap patches in TEC fluctuations detected using GPS measurements in southern hemisphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2601-2609

  Krankowski, A ^a   Shagimuratov, I I ^b   Baran, L W ^a   Ephishov, I I ^b   Tepenitzyna, N J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^b PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

GPS; Modeling of ionosphere; Polar cap patches; TEC fluctuations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; STORMS;

ANTARCTIC STATIONS; MAGNETIC ACTIVITY INDEX; POLAR CAP PATCHES; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33751012969     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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