Investigation of Methods for Updating Ionospheric Scintillation Models UsingTopside In-situ Plasma Density Measurements

摘要

Modern military communication, navigation, and surveillance systems depend onreliable, noise-free transionospheric radio-frequency channels. They can be severely impacted by small-scale electron-density irregularities in the ionosphere, which cause both phase and amplitude scintillation. Basic tools used in planning and mitigation schemes are climatological in nature and thus may