Observation, Analysis, and Modeling of Ionospheric Total Electron Content (TEC) and Scintillation Effects.
Abstract
Many military systems used for communications, command and control, navigation, tracking, and surveillance depend on reliable and relatively noise free transmission of radiowave signals through the earth's ionosphere. These systems can be affected by both large scale features (> 1,000 km) and small scale structures (<few hundred km) in the ionosphere, often leading to degraded operations. This report documents the results of the second year of a three year investigation of various facets of this problem. Two study areas are reported on: (1) an investigation of methods for using signals from Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to measure ionospheric Total Electron Content (TEC), including techniques for receiver calibrations, and (2) a study of the shape and behavior of the phase scintillation power density spectrum (PDS) over a scale size range of 10s to 100s of kilometers. The TEC studies are still on going; the phase PDS study found that the slope of the phase PDS at these scale sizes is steeper than those found in earlier studies at shorter scales.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA325078
Entities
People
- Andrew Mazzella
- C. C. Andreasen
- Edward J. Fremouw
- Elizabeth Holland
- G.s. Rao
Organizations
- Northwest Research Associates