Effects of ionospheric scintillation on differential demodulation of GPS data

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 893-902

  Dana, Roger A ^a  

^a MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMODULATION; FADING (RADIO); PHASE SHIFT KEYING;

IONOSPHERIC SCINTILLATION;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031186259     PISSN: 00189251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/7.599264     Document Type: Article

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