Title :
Scintillation effect on LEO radio-occultation
Author :
Sterenborg, M.G. ; Baptista, J. P V Poiares
Author_Institution :
Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Abstract :
Absorption at different frequencies in radio-occultation links may be used to derive atmospheric parameters. The impact of scintillation on this type of link is assessed for three different frequencies. Results on this impact are presented and show that scintillation may be the limiting factor in the lower part of the atmosphere when designing this type of link.
Keywords :
atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric turbulence; electromagnetic wave absorption; occultations; radio links; radiowave propagation; satellite links; LEO; absorption; atmospheric parameters; low Earth orbit; radio occultation links; scintillation effect;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20056796
