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This paper aims at demonstrating usefulness of the GPS occultation technique for determining the detailed thermal structure near the tropopause, global distribution of atmospheric gravity wave energy and electron density fluctuations in the ionospheric E layer (sporadic E), which were difficult to observe with other satellite measurements. A future GPS occultation experiment with a Brazilian scientific satellite (EQUARS) is also introduced.
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Tsuda, T., Hocke, K., Takahashi, H. (2004). Utility of Occultations for Atmospheric Wave Activity Studies: Results of GPS/MET Data Analysis and Future Plan. In: Kirchengast, G., Foelsche, U., Steiner, A.K. (eds) Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09041-1_30
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