Evaluation of Symmetric Neutral-Atmosphere Mapping Functions Using Ray-Tracing Through Radiosonde Observations
By: A.H. Souri and M.A. Sharifi
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsa-2013-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2083-6104 | Journal ISSN: 1509-3859 (formerly 0208-841X)
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Published on: Dec 4, 2013
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