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Ionospheric irregularities, scintillation and its effect on systems

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: An essential component of the ionosphere is a small-scale electron density structure that causes scintillation of radio waves on transionospheric links. We briefly review the morphology of irregularities and physical mechanisms of their formation. Results of the scintillation theory relating statistical characteristics of irregularities and scintillation are also outlined. Examples of the scintillation ef-fect on the system performance are given. Finally, we will present recent at-tempts to model the scintillation.

Authors: A. W. Wernik, Lucilla Alfonsi, Massimo Materassi

Language: English

Topic: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Subfield: Space and Planetary Science

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1020676487

FWCI: 0.624

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Cited by: 56

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