Higher-order ionospheric effects on the GPS reference frame and velocities

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Petrie, Elizabeth J ^a   King, Matt A ^a   Moore, Philip ^a   Lavallée, David A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; GPS; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; SOLAR CYCLE;

EID: 77954458622     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006677     Document Type: Article

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