Application of Propagation Data to VHF Satellite Communication and Navigation Systems.

Abstract

Contents: Introduction to VHF satellite navigation and communications systems; Ionospheric limitations on performance on VHF navigation and communication satellite systems; The formation of ionospheric irregularities; Amplitude, phase and angle of arrival fluctuations; Low angle fluctuation; World wide morphology of scintillations; Measurement of total electron content; Effects of horizontal gradients and further considerations of total electron content measurements; World wide morphology of total electron content; Ionospheric multipath; Guided propagation of radio waves in the ionosphere; Experimental results.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0717264

Entities

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Satellites
  • Electrons
  • Ionosphere
  • Low Angles
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Radio Waves
  • Satellite Communications
  • Scintillation
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space