Analysis of a topside ionospheric model using GPS and ionosonde observables

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 712-719

  Meza, A ^a,b   Brunini, C ^a,b   Gularte Scarone, A E ^a,b   Mosert, M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c Complejo Astronómico el Leoncito ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

GPS; Ionosonde; Topside ionosphere; Total electron content

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

TOPSIDE IONOSPHERE; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 44949151011     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.08.042     Document Type: Article

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