A new technique for spectral analysis of ionospheric TEC fluctuations observed with the Very Large Array VHF system: From QP echoes to MSTIDs

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 MEASUREMENT; MEDIUM-SCALE TRAVELING IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE; MID-LATITUDE IONOSPHERE; NEUTRAL WINDS; QUASI-PERIODIC; RADIO SOURCES; SMALL SCALE; SPECTRAL TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL DESCRIPTIONS; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; VERY LARGE ARRAYS;

IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT;

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857435140     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011RS004787     Document Type: Article

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