The applications of multiple phase-screen technique in ionospheric scintillation

Understanding the effects of propagation of radio wave through ionospheric irregularities is critical in the design of transionospheric link. In this paper, some results of scintillation simulations based on the multiple phase-screen (MPS) technique is presented. The results include the fluctuation of amplitude and phase of received signal, the calculation of S4 and sigmaphi index, and the distortion of wideband pulse shape. It can be seen that the MPS technique is very convenient in the modelling of transionospheric scintillation channel.