Signal distortion on VHF/UHF transionospheric paths: First results from the Wideband Ionospheric Distortion Experiment

Radio Science

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Cannon, Paul S ^a   Groves, Keith ^b   Fraser, David J ^a   Donnelly, William J ^c   Perrier, Kathleen ^c,d  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; DOPPLER EFFECT; EARTH (PLANET); IONOSPHERE; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; SATELLITES;

ALTAIR RADAR; EARTH ORBITING; PASSIVE SATELLITES; WIDEBAND IONOSPHERIC DISTORTION;

SIGNAL DISTORTION;

EID: 33845743100     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005RS003369     Document Type: Conference Paper

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