A measure of ionospheric irregularities
A measure of ionospheric irregularities: zonal velocity and its implications for L-band scintillation at low-latitudes
Research article published on Earth and Planetary Physics.
Authors
Claudio Cesaroni, Luca Spogli, Giorgiana De Franceschi, Juliana Garrido Damaceno, Marcin Grzesiak, Bruno Vani, Joao Francisco Galera Monico, Vincenzo Romano, Lucilla Alfonsi and Massimo Cafaro.
Key Points
- We estimated zonal drift velocity of small-scale ionospheric irregularities by means of spaced GNSS receivers technique in Brazil.
- We validated our results against independent measurements and an empirical model.
- We found a very good correlation between zonal drift velocy of the small-scale irregularities and amplitude scintillation occurrence during post-sunset hours.