A new global TEC model for estimating transionospheric radio wave propagation errors

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 965-974

  Jakowski, N ^a   Hoque, M M ^a   Mayer, C ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Empirical model; GNSS; Ionosphere; Total electron content

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; ELECTRON DENSITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GNSS; GPS; IONOSPHERE; IRRADIANCE; NAVIGATION AID; ORBIT DETERMINATION; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIO WAVE; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SOLAR ACTIVITY; TOPEX-POSEIDON; WAVE PROPAGATION;

MYOXUS;

EID: 79961230150     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-011-0455-1     Document Type: Article

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