Document Type
Report
Publisher
Space Dynamics Laboratory
Publication Date
2014
First Page
1
Last Page
2
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Abstract
The Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University (SDL/USU), the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have teamed together to provide a portable ground-based radio frequency beacon receiver (RFBR) system capable of characterizing ionospheric parameters, including total electron content (TEC), amplitude, and phase scintillation. The system, derived almost entirely of COTS parts, can be configured to receive RF beacons such as those transmitted by existing on-orbit Coherent Electromagnetic Radio Tomography (CERTO) instrumentation, the upcoming Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC2), or other frequencies from VHF to S-band. By monitoring the effects of the ionosphere on multiple space originating RF beacons, characterizing parameters can be derived which can then be ingested into assimilative models to improve ionospheric specification and to estimate ionosphere-induced degradation of communication/navigation signals across the electromagnetic spectrum.
Recommended Citation
Space Dynamics Laboratory, "RFBR: Radio Frequency Beacon Receiver" (2014). Space Dynamics Laboratory Publications. Paper 234.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/sdl_pubs/234