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Scintillation Studies of a Synchronous Satellite's Radio Signals at a Low‐Latitude Station
Author(s) -
Houminer Zwi
Publication year - 1970
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/rs005i006p00949
Subject(s) - scintillation , daytime , satellite , environmental science , interplanetary scintillation , latitude , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , physics , geology , geodesy , magnetic field , astronomy , optics , coronal mass ejection , quantum mechanics , detector , solar wind
Scintillation observations at 136 MHz were made with the Canary Bird synchronous satellite during the winter of 1967–1968 and the spring and early summer of 1968. The diurnal pattern of scintillations is similar for the two periods. The mean scintillation index is higher during the spring and early summer, however, because of the increase in the percentage of occurrence of mild scintillations during this period. There is a positive correlation between nighttime scintillations and magnetic activity. On the other hand, daytime scintillations are only slightly dependent on magnetic activity.