Linkage of the ionospheric peak electron density and height deduced from the topside sounding data

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1794-1799

  Gulyaeva, T L ^a,b  

^a PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

^b Borowiec Astrogeodynamic Observatory   (Poland)

Author keywords

Critical frequency; Ionosphere; IRI; Peak height; Topside sounding

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; FILMS; FUNCTIONS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

CRITICAL FREQUENCIES; ELECTRON DENSITY PROFILES; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS; PEAK HEIGHT; REFERENCE MODELING; TOPSIDE SOUNDING;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 67349190267     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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