High-precision measurements of ionospheric TEC gradients with the Very Large Array VHF system

Radio Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Helmboldt, J F ^a   Lazio, T J W ^b   Intema, H T ^c   Dymond, K F ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRADIENT SURFACES; HIGH-PRECISION; HIGH-PRECISION MEASUREMENT; IONOSPHERIC TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; RADIO SOURCES; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; VERY LARGE ARRAYS;

DATA REDUCTION; IONOSPHERE;

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857398214     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011RS004883     Document Type: Article

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