Scintillation of Uhf SATCOM Signals, Occurrence at Guam from Mid-March 1978 through June 1979.
Abstract
The occurrence of significant scintillation at Guam has greatly increased over that observed during the 1976 solar activity minimum. The seasonal variation in scintillation shows a broad maximum, increasing in March and decreasing in October, with little scintillation during November through February. Scintillation frequently can cause uhf satellite communications outages of 6-8 hours a night, with occasional outages of 10 hours or more. Although only seasonal variation and solar activity dependence have been shown, there may be other, unidentified factors that affect the occurrence of scintillation. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 15, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA078287
Entities
People
- M. R. Paulson