Imaging of the Antarctic ionosphere: Experimental results

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 1757-1765

  Yin, Ping ^a   Mitchell, Cathryn N ^b   Alfonsi, Lucilla ^c   Pinnock, Mike ^d   Spencer, Paul ^b   De Franceschi, Giorgiana ^c   Romano, Vincenzo ^c   Newell, Patrick ^e   Sarti, Pierguido ^f   Negusini, Monia ^f   Capra, Alessandro ^g  

^a CIVIL AVIATION UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctic ionosphere; GPS imaging; Ionospheric disturbance; Multi instrument approach

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION PATTERNS; DUAL FREQUENCY; ELECTRON DENSITIES; GPS IMAGING; GPS RECEIVERS; GROUND BASED; HIGH-LATITUDE IONOSPHERE; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE; POLAR CAP; SUPER DUAL AURORAL RADAR NETWORK;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; RADAR ASTRONOMY;

IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT;

EID: 71749101058     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.09.014     Document Type: Review

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