Trends in critical frequencies and layer heights over Tromsø and their consequential impact for radio system modelling

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2085-2091

  Cannon, Paul S ^a,b   Rogers, Neil C ^a   Hall, Chris M ^c  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Greenhouse effect; HF; Ionosphere; Raytracing; Radio systems

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FREQUENCIES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; RADIO SYSTEMS; RAY TRACING;

IONOGRAMS; MESOSPHERE; RADIO SYSTEM MODELING; SOLAR SUNSPOT NUMBER (SSN);

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 9644278316     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2004.03.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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