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TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT  

DEFINITION

  • Total electron content is the total vertically integrated number of electrons per unit surface area on the earth. In standard metric units this is 10E16 electrons/m^2 also known as a TEC unit or TECU.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/cac28264-0788-49a9-bb6a-c2251b0b325c

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