Overview of the 2015 St. Patrick's day storm and its consequences for RTK and PPP positioning in Norway

Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Jacobsen, Knut Stanley ^a   Andalsvik, Yngvild Linnea ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN MAPPING AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (auroral); Irregularities; Positioning system; Space weather; Storm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977651222     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21157251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/swsc/2016004     Document Type: Article

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