Ionospheric topography maps using multiple-wavelength all-sky images

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29161-29174

  Makela, Jonathan J ^a   Kelley, Michael C ^a   González, Sixto A ^b   Aponte, Nestor ^b   McCoy, Robert P ^c  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^b ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^c OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 39449129051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000449     Document Type: Article

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