Deterministic prediction of post-sunset ESF based on the strength and asymmetry of EIA from ground based TEC measurements: Preliminary results

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2006, Pages

  Thampi, Smitha V ^a   Ravindran, Sudha ^a   Pant, Tarun Kumar ^a   Devasia, C V ^a   Sreelatha, P ^a   Sridharan, R ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SATELLITES; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE SURVEILLANCE;

BEACON TRANSMISSIONS; EARTH ORBITING SATELLITES; STATION GROUND-BASED RECEIVERS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; SATELLITE; STRENGTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA; THIRUVANANTHAPURAM;

EID: 33845646247     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026376     Document Type: Article

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