Simulating the effects of scintillation on transionospheric signals with a two-way phase screen constructed from ALTAIR phase-derived TEC

Radio Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Caton, R G ^d   Carrano, C S ^c   Alcala, C M ^a   Groves, K M ^d   Beach, T ^b   Sponseller, D ^e  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Kwajalein Range Services LLC   (United States)

^d ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^e CREARE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECT AGENCIES; COMPENSATION ALGORITHM; DENSITY MEASUREMENTS; IN-SITU; IONOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; IONOSPHERIC EFFECTS; LOW-EARTH ORBIT; PHASE SCREEN; PLASMA IRREGULARITIES; PROPAGATION CHANNELS; RADAR RETURNS; RADIO SIGNALS; SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; SYSTEM IMPACT; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; TRACKING DATA; TRANSIONOSPHERIC SIGNALS; VHF/UHF; WIDE-BAND; WIDE-BAND COMMUNICATIONS;

IONOSPHERE; LUMINESCENCE; PROJECTION SCREENS; RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; RADAR TRACKING; RADIO NAVIGATION; SCINTILLATION; TRACKING RADAR;

RADAR CROSS SECTION;

EID: 76749130276     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008RS004047     Document Type: Article

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