GPS TEC, scintillation and cycle slips observed at high latitudes during solar minimum

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1307-1316

  Prikryl, P ^a   Jayachandran, P T ^b   Mushini, S C ^b   Pokhotelov, D ^b   MacDougall, J W ^c   Donovan, E ^d   Spanswick, E ^d   St Maurice, J P ^e  

^a Radio Science Branch   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Ionospheric irregularities; Polar ionosphere); Radio science (Space and satellite communication)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DENSITY; GPS; IONOSPHERE; RADIO; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR CYCLE;

EID: 77953935286     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-28-1307-2010     Document Type: Article

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