Evaluation of Environmental Effects on GPS Navigation Systems: Scintillation Data Collection

Abstract

Irregularities in the ionospheric electron density may cause amplitude and phase scintillations in GPS signals. To mitigate the effects of scintillation, the environment should be monitored. This report details the receiver features needed to provide the information and suggests a number of commercial receivers which meet the requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA408426

Entities

People

  • Brian R. Milner

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Amplitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Ionospheric Disturbances
  • Ionospheric Scintillation
  • L Band
  • Navigation
  • Scintillation
  • Spacecraft
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space