Behaviour of large scale structures of the electron content as a key parameter for range errors in GNSS applications

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 1031-1047

  Jakowski, Norbert ^a   Leitinger, Reinhart ^b   Ciraolo, Luigi ^c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; GNSS; GPS; SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM;

EID: 8844260501     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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