Modeling the effects of ionospheric scintillation on GPS/Satellite-based augmentation system availability

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-1-1-23

  Conker, Robert S ^a   El Arini, M Bakry ^a   Hegarty, Christopher J ^a   Hsiao, Thomas ^a  

^a MITRE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

GPS; Ionosphere; SBAS; Scintillation

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; IONOSPHERE; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; PLASMA DENSITY; RADIO RECEIVERS; SATELLITES; SCINTILLATION;

IONOSPHERIC SCINTILLATION; MAGNETIC EQUATOR; SATELLITE-BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM; SEMICODELESS RECEIVERS;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 0038203114     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000RS002604     Document Type: Article

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