Operation of SCINDA Receiver at the University of Calcutta and Space Weather Studies

Abstract

The SCINDA (AFRL's Scintillation Network Decision Aid) station at Calcutta (22.58 deg N, 88.38 deg E geographic; magnetic dip: 32 deg N) is situated in the geophysically sensitive Indian longitude sector virtually underneath the northern crest of the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly (EIA). The nearest SCINDA station on the west is located at Rajkot (22.50 deg N 70.78 deg E geographic) and on the east at Manila (14.58 deg N 121 deg E geographic). The station at Calcutta thereby forms an important link between the above two widely separated longitude sectors. The report summarizes some of the important research conducted during the period 2013-2014 using the SCINDA data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 18, 2015
Accession Number
ADA613198

Entities

People

  • Ashik Paul
  • S. Ray

Organizations

  • University of Calcutta

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Diversity
  • Grids
  • Information Operations
  • Ionization
  • Ionosphere
  • Ionospheric Disturbances
  • Ionospheric Models
  • L Band
  • Longitude
  • Models
  • Neural Networks
  • Solar Activity
  • Space Weather
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space