First observations of SBAS/WAAS scintillations: Using collocated scintillation measurements and all-sky images to study equatorial plasma bubbles

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Ledvina, B M ^a   Makela, J J ^b  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PLASMAS; RADIO WAVES; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

PLASMA BUBBLES; RADIO WAVE SCINTILLATIONS; SPACE BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM SATELLITE; WIDE AREA AUGMENTATION SATELLITE;

SCINTILLATION;

BUBBLE; PLASMA;

EID: 25444468381     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021954     Document Type: Article

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