GPS phase scintillation observed over a high-latitude Antarctic station during solar minimum

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 718-725

  Ngwira, Chigomezyo M ^a,b   McKinnell, Lee Anne ^a,b   Cilliers, Pierre J ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b HERMANUS MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Auroral electron precipitation; GPS scintillation; Ionospheric irregularities; Solar minimum

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC STATIONS; AURORAL ELECTRON PRECIPITATION; AURORAL ELECTRONS; EXTERNAL ENERGY; HIGH-LATITUDE REGIONS; IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES; NAVIGATION SIGNALS; PHASE SCINTILLATIONS; PHASE VARIATION; POLAR RESEARCH STATIONS; RADIO WAVE SCINTILLATIONS; SOLAR MAXIMA; SOLAR MINIMA;

IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; LIGHT EMISSION; MAGNETOSPHERE; RADIO NAVIGATION;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 77952668703     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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