Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1765607 | Advances in Space Research | 2009 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Several years of hourly daily GPS measurements of the vertical total electron content (TEC) and of the equivalent slab thickness made at different European locations are analysed by using the linear regression technique to demonstrate the response of these two ionospheric parameters to seasonal variations. It is found that both TEC and slab thickness are highly correlated with season. Analytical relationships are determined expressing the seasonal dependence of the vertical TEC and of the equivalent slab thickness as a function of the seasonal parameter cos χ at noon in each location.
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Authors
S.S. Kouris, K.V. Polimeris, L. Ciraolo, D.N. Fotiadis,