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

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

Results in Physics (Jan 2021)

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

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

Affiliations

Muhammad Mubasshir Shaikh: Space Weather and Ionosphere Laboratory, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology, United Arab Emirates; Corresponding author.
Govardan Gopakumar: Space Weather and Ionosphere Laboratory, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology, United Arab Emirates
Abdelrahman Hussein: Space Weather and Ionosphere Laboratory, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology, United Arab Emirates
Anton Kashcheyev: University of New Brunswick, Canada
Ilias Fernini: Space Weather and Ionosphere Laboratory, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology, United Arab Emirates

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20
p. 103761

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A constant presence of daytime GNSS phase (σϕ) and amplitude (S4) scintillation during the times sporadic-E (Es) 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. Es and σϕ/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 Es.

Published in Results in Physics

ISSN: 2211-3797 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Physics
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