Comparison of true-height electron density profiles derived by POLAN and NHPC methods

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 449-459

  Sauli P ^a   Mosna Z ^a   Boska J ^a   Kouba, D ^a   Lastovicka J ^a   Altadill, D ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b CSIC URL Observatorio de Fisica Cosmica del Ebro OE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electron concentration profiles; Inversion methods; Ionosphere; Vertical ionospheric sounding

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DENSITY; IONOSPHERE; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 34547581137     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-007-0026-3     Document Type: Article

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