Analysis of Ionospheric Scintillation Characteristics in Sub-Antarctica Region with GNSS Data at Macquarie Island
Ionospheric scintillation has a great impact on radio propagation and electronic system performance, thus is extensively studied currently. The influence of scintillation on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is particularly evident, making GNSS an effective medium to study characteristics of...
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| description | Ionospheric scintillation has a great impact on radio propagation and electronic system performance, thus is extensively studied currently. The influence of scintillation on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is particularly evident, making GNSS an effective medium to study characteristics of scintillation. Ionospheric scintillation varies greatly in relation with temporal and spatial distribution. In this paper, both temporal and spatial characteristics of scintillation are investigated based on Macquarie Island’s GNSS scintillation data collected from 2011 to 2015. Experiments demonstrate that occurrence rates of amplitude scintillation have a close relationship with solar activity, while phase scintillation is more likely to be generated by geomagnetic activity. In addition, scintillation distribution behaviors related to elevation and azimuth angles are statistically analyzed for both amplitude and phase scintillation. The proposed work is valuable for a deeper understanding of theoretical mechanisms of ionospheric scintillation in this region, and provides a reference for GNSS applications in certain regions around sub-Antarctica. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a72c1ca75054a0fb6deffbec7bc7ad52022-12-22T04:00:08ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202017-01-0117113710.3390/s17010137s17010137Analysis of Ionospheric Scintillation Characteristics in Sub-Antarctica Region with GNSS Data at Macquarie IslandKai Guo0Yang Liu1Yan Zhao2Jinling Wang3School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-electronics Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Instrumentation Science and Opto-electronics Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Instrumentation Science and Opto-electronics Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, AustraliaIonospheric scintillation has a great impact on radio propagation and electronic system performance, thus is extensively studied currently. The influence of scintillation on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is particularly evident, making GNSS an effective medium to study characteristics of scintillation. Ionospheric scintillation varies greatly in relation with temporal and spatial distribution. In this paper, both temporal and spatial characteristics of scintillation are investigated based on Macquarie Island’s GNSS scintillation data collected from 2011 to 2015. Experiments demonstrate that occurrence rates of amplitude scintillation have a close relationship with solar activity, while phase scintillation is more likely to be generated by geomagnetic activity. In addition, scintillation distribution behaviors related to elevation and azimuth angles are statistically analyzed for both amplitude and phase scintillation. The proposed work is valuable for a deeper understanding of theoretical mechanisms of ionospheric scintillation in this region, and provides a reference for GNSS applications in certain regions around sub-Antarctica.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/1/137ionospheric scintillationsub-Antarctica regiontemporal and spatial characteristicsGNSS signals |
| spellingShingle | Kai Guo Yang Liu Yan Zhao Jinling Wang Analysis of Ionospheric Scintillation Characteristics in Sub-Antarctica Region with GNSS Data at Macquarie Island Sensors ionospheric scintillation sub-Antarctica region temporal and spatial characteristics GNSS signals |
| title | Analysis of Ionospheric Scintillation Characteristics in Sub-Antarctica Region with GNSS Data at Macquarie Island |
| title_full | Analysis of Ionospheric Scintillation Characteristics in Sub-Antarctica Region with GNSS Data at Macquarie Island |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of Ionospheric Scintillation Characteristics in Sub-Antarctica Region with GNSS Data at Macquarie Island |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Ionospheric Scintillation Characteristics in Sub-Antarctica Region with GNSS Data at Macquarie Island |
| title_short | Analysis of Ionospheric Scintillation Characteristics in Sub-Antarctica Region with GNSS Data at Macquarie Island |
| title_sort | analysis of ionospheric scintillation characteristics in sub antarctica region with gnss data at macquarie island |
| topic | ionospheric scintillation sub-Antarctica region temporal and spatial characteristics GNSS signals |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/1/137 |
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