Latitudinal extension of low-latitude scintillations measured with a network of GPS receivers

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 3155-3175

  Valladares, C E ^a   Villalobos, J ^b   Sheehan, R ^a   Hagan, M P ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Equatorial ionsphere; ionospheric irregularities; modeling and forecasting)

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; F REGION; GPS; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 7244250205     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-3155-2004     Document Type: Article

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