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True height calculation from ionograms

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6207488
A least squares fit model using ionospheric electron density profiles with continuous gradients and underlying ionization correction is examined. Data-preparation error, transient inconsistency of the ordinary and extraordinary echoes, and an indeterminate equation system are analyzed as model irregularities. Three restraints for the least squares fit method of height calculation are presented.
Research Organization:
Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais, Sao Jose dos Campos (Brazil)
OSTI ID:
6207488
Report Number(s):
N-79-10630
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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