Ionospheric Measurements by Means of the Early Bird Geostationary Satellite
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- 1 October 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Radio Science
- Vol. 1 (10) , 1154-1158
- https://doi.org/10.1002/rds19661101154
Abstract
The VHF emission of the Early Bird geostationary satellite during the period June 23 to July 9, 1965, has been used for ionospheric measurements at Florence, Italy (43°48' N, 11°13' E). Electron content daily variation curves obtained from Faraday rotation measurements show a maximum‐to‐ minimum ratio of about 5. The equivalent slab thickness ranges from 140 to 310 km. The scintillation occurrence shows maxima at night and at noon.Keywords
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