Imaging of 3-D plasmaspheric electron density using GPS to LEO satellite differential phase observations

Radio Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Spencer, Paul S J ^a   Mitchell, Cathryn N ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO-ORDINATE TRANSFORM; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; GPS SATELLITES; GROUND BASED; INTERPLANETARY MEDIUM; IONOSPHERIC IMAGING; LEO SATELLITE; LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES; MAGNETIC FIELD LINE; MATHEMATICAL APPROACH; PLASMASPHERE; SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS; SPHERICAL COORDINATE SYSTEMS; TOP-SIDE IONOSPHERE;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; ORBITS; SATELLITES; SOLAR SYSTEM;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 79958179494     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010RS004565     Document Type: Article

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