Daytime GNSS scintillation due to Es over Arabian Peninsula during low solar activity

Muhammad Mubasshir Shaikh; Govardan Gopakumar; Abdelrahman Hussein; Anton Kashcheyev; Ilias Fernini

doi:10.1016/j.rinp.2020.103761

Daytime GNSS scintillation due to Es over Arabian Peninsula during low solar activity

Muhammad Mubasshir Shaikh^*
, Govardan Gopakumar
, Abdelrahman Hussein
, Anton Kashcheyev
, Ilias Fernini

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A constant presence of daytime GNSS phase (σ_φ) and amplitude (S4) scintillation during the times sporadic-E (E_s) was observed, is reported. The most favorable local time (LT) of the day for the occurrences are the morning (08:00 to 12:00) and the late afternoon (16:00 to 18:00) hours. E_s and σ_φ/S4 are found to be in very good correlation. Low occurrences of post-sunset scintillation suggest that the main driver of the ionospheric scintillation over Arabian Peninsula during the low solar activity period is the presence of E_s.

Original language	English
Article number	103761
Number of pages	3
Journal	Results in Physics
Volume	20
Early online date	23 Dec 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2020.103761
Publication status	Published - Jan 2021

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Keywords

Daytime
Es
GNSS
Ionosphere
L-band
Phase Scintillation

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Daytime GNSS scintillation due to Es over Arabian Peninsula during low solar activity

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