Statistical analysis on spatial correlation of ionospheric day-to-day variability by using GPS and Incoherent Scatter Radar observations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1815-1825

  Yue, X ^a,b,c   Wan, W ^a   Liu, L ^a   Mao, T ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; GPS; IONOSPHERE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RADAR; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548357263     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-1815-2007     Document Type: Article

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