International Heliophysical Year: GPS Network in Africa

The main scientific objectives of the International Heliophysical Year are to discover and study all the physical processes coupling the Earth to the Sun. During the IHY a number of scientific instruments are being deployed all over the world. This brief report presents the scientific objectives, th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Earth, moon, and planets moon, and planets, 2009-04, Vol.104 (1-4), p.263-270
Hauptverfasser:	Amory-Mazaudier, C., Basu, S., Bock, O., Combrink, A., Groves, K., Fuller Rowell, T., Lassudrie-Duchesne, P., Petitdidier, M., Yizengaw, E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astronomy Astrophysics Astrophysics and Astroparticles Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Geodetics Global positioning systems GPS Observations and Techniques Physics Physics and Astronomy Planetology Scientific apparatus & instruments Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Space Exploration and Astronautics Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics Sun
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Zusammenfassung:	The main scientific objectives of the International Heliophysical Year are to discover and study all the physical processes coupling the Earth to the Sun. During the IHY a number of scientific instruments are being deployed all over the world. This brief report presents the scientific objectives, the GPS receiver network over Africa and the long lasting research planned for the next decades in Africa.
ISSN:	0167-9295 1573-0794
DOI:	10.1007/s11038-008-9273-8