Equatorial scintillation and systems support

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2047-2064

  Groves, K M ^a   Basu, S ^a   Weber, E J ^a   Smitham, M ^a   Kuenzler, H ^a   Valladares, C E ^b   Sheehan, R ^b   MacKenzie, E ^b   Secan, J A ^c   Ning, P ^d   McNeill, W J ^e   Moonan, D W ^e   Kendra, M J ^e  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d Keo Consultants   (United States)

^e Radex Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; IONOSPHERE; RADAR SYSTEMS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITES; SOLAR ENERGY; TRACKING (POSITION); BANDWIDTH; CORRELATION METHODS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SCINTILLATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DAY-TO-DAY VARIABILITY; EQUATORIAL IONOSPHERE; OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS; PHASE SCINTILLATIONS; REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SHORT-TERM FORECASTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPS;

SCINTILLATION; IONOSPHERE;

NIGHTTIME IRREGULARITIES; PHASE SCINTILLATIONS;

EID: 0031235597     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS00836     Document Type: Article

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