Ionospheric Scintillation Observations in Singapore using a High Gain Antenna and SDR

Yu Morton, Dongyang Xu, Harrison Bourne, Brian Breitsch, Steve Taylor, Frank van Graas, Neeraj Pujara

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Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of ionospheric scintillation data collected using a high gain antenna and software defined radio (SDR) data collection systems. The objective is to investigate GPS carrier phase variations during deep fading, which is often associated with strong equatorial scintillation. The data was collected in Singapore on April 15, 2015. Software-defined RF front ends and commercial ionospheric scintillation monitoring (ISM) receivers are used in this experiment. However, only a mild and a moderate scintillation event were captured during the experiment. Carrier tracking results for both events are discussed. Comparative analysis on the impact of processing methods, multipath effects, and sampling frequency reduction methods on data collected using the high-gain antenna and conventional antenna are presented.
Published in: Proceedings of the ION 2017 Pacific PNT Meeting
May 1 - 4, 2017
Marriott Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa
Honolulu, Hawaii
Pages: 866 - 875
Cite this article: Morton, Yu, Xu, Dongyang, Bourne, Harrison, Breitsch, Brian, Taylor, Steve, van Graas, Frank, Pujara, Neeraj, "Ionospheric Scintillation Observations in Singapore using a High Gain Antenna and SDR," Proceedings of the ION 2017 Pacific PNT Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 2017, pp. 866-875. https://doi.org/10.33012/2017.15064
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