First observations of large-scale wave structure and equatorial spread F using CERTO radio beacon on the C/NOFS satellite

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Thampi, Smitha V ^a   Yamamoto, Mamoru ^a   Tsunoda, Roland T ^b   Otsuka, Yuichi ^c   Tsugawa, Takuya ^d   Uemoto, Jyunpei ^d   Ishii, Mamoru ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOMOGRAPHY;

BEACON SIGNALS; EQUATORIAL SPREAD F; F-LAYER; FORECASTING SYSTEM; GROUND-BASED RECEPTION; INITIAL STAGES; MAGNETIC DIP; RADIO BEACONS; RADIO TOMOGRAPHY; SELECTED EXAMPLES; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; VIET NAM; WAVE STRUCTURES; ZONAL DRIFT;

E REGION;

E REGION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON DENSITY; F REGION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 72149091174     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL039887     Document Type: Article

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