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Global Ionospheric Propagation Model (GIM): A propagation model for scintillations of transmitted signals
Author(s) -
Béniguel Y.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/2000rs002393
Subject(s) - ionosphere , radio propagation , wave propagation , dependency (uml) , ionospheric propagation , high frequency , propagation of uncertainty , radio propagation model , geophysics , geology , physics , computer science , telecommunications , optics , algorithm , software engineering
The characteristics of random ionospheric inhomogeneities are described, including their dependency on the geophysical parameters. They are used in a propagation model to estimate the propagation errors and the fades of the transmitted signals. Margins to be included in a budget link are subsequently determined. Features of our propagation model, Global Ionospheric Propagation Model (GIM), are presented with typical results for VHF and L band links.