Perils of the GPS phase scintillation index (σφ)

Radio Science

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Beach, Theodore L ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRACKING (POSITION);

LARGE SCALE FLUCTUATIONS; LOW FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; PHASE SCINTILLATION INDEX; RECEIVER PHASE NOISE;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 33845811589     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005RS003356     Document Type: Conference Paper

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