CIGALA: A FP7 INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY TO TACKLE THE THREAT OF IONOSPHERIC SCINTILLATION TO GNSS OPERATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA

Drifting ionospheric electron density irregularities may lead to the scintillation of transionospheric radio waves, as in the case of signals broadcast from artificial satellites. Scintillations can not only degrade signal quality but also cause receiver loss of lock on GNSS satellites, therefore po...

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Main Authors: João Francisco Galera Monico, Giorgiana De Franceschi, Bruno Bougard, Marcio Aquino, Marc Soley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2013-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cartografia
Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistabrasileiracartografia/article/view/43818