Mid-latitude ionospheric scintillation fading of microwave signals

Abstract

MEASUREMENTS of the amplitude of microwave (1,550 MHz) signals from the NASA ATS-5 geostationary spacecraft were made from December 1973 to July 1974. These data have been analysed for diurnal, geomagnetic and seasonal variations, and also for dependence on the boundary of the high latitude scintillation region in the direction of the Equator.