GPS scintillation in the high arctic associated with an auroral arc

Space Weather

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Smith, Andrew M ^a   Mitchel, Cathryn N ^a   Watson, Robert J ^a   Meggs, Robert W ^a   Kintner, Paul M ^b   Kauristie, Kirsti ^c   Honary, Farideh ^d  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

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

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 53749101774     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007SW000349     Document Type: Article

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