Mapping GPS-derived ionospheric Total Electron Content over Southern Africa during different epochs of solar cycle 23

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 821-829

  Moeketsi, D M ^a,b   Combrinck, W L ^a   McKinnell, L A ^b,c   Fedrizzi, M ^d  

^a HARTEBEESTHOEK RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c HERMANUS MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global Positioning System; International Reference Ionosphere; Ionosphere; Solar cycle; Solar flares; Solar Terrestrial Physics; Total Electron Content; UNB model

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERE; RADIO NAVIGATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE IONOSPHERE; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR FLARES; SOLAR TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT (TEC); UNB MODELS;

ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34249041647     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.01.065     Document Type: Article

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