Simultaneous inversion of total electron content and UV radiance data to produce F region electron densities

Radio Science

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Dymond, K F ^a   McDonald, S E ^a   Coker, C ^b   Bernhardt, P A ^a   Selcher, C A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PRAXIS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRON EMISSION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COHERENT ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIO TOMOGRAPHY (CERTO); HIGH RESOLUTION AIRGLOW AND AURORA SPECTROSCOPY (HIRAAS); ION DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; LOW RESOLUTION AIRGLOW AND AURORA SPECTROGRAPH (LORAAS);

F REGION;

EID: 33847009898     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005RS003363     Document Type: Article

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