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Mid-Latitude Amplitude Scintillations of GPS Signals and GPS Failures at the Auroral Oval Boundary

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Analyzing ionospheric effects of magnetic storms on July 15, 2000 and September 26, 2001, we show that a region with intense small-scale electron density irregularities emerges in the main phase of magnetic storms on the southern boundary of the auroral oval as it expands to the mid-latitudes. This assumption is supported by the presence of powerful backscattering signals recorded on July 15, 2000 by the incoherent-scatter radars in the eastern and western hemispheres. Such irregularities cause strong scintillations of signals of the navigation Global Positioning System (GPS), which leads to a breakdown of signal tracking and an increase in the positioning errors of the GPS.

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  1. Institute of Solar and Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia

    É. L. Afraimovich, E. I. Astaf'eva, O. I. Berngardt, O. S. Lesyuta & B. G. Shpynev

  2. Irkutsk Higher Military Aviation Engineering School, Irkutsk, Russia

    V. V. Dem'yanov & T. N. Kondakova

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Afraimovich, É.L., Astaf'eva, E.I., Berngardt, O.I. et al. Mid-Latitude Amplitude Scintillations of GPS Signals and GPS Failures at the Auroral Oval Boundary. Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics 47, 453–468 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:RAQE.0000047237.67771.bc

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