Imaging of fast moving electron-density structures in the polar cap

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 427-434

  Spencer, Paul S J ^a   Mitchell, Cathryn N ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Inverse theory; Ionospheric storms; Polar cap ionosphere

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ELECTRON DENSITY; GPS; IMAGING METHOD; INVERSE ANALYSIS; IONOSPHERE; KALMAN FILTER; STORM;

EID: 39749086132     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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