Mesoscale ionospheric plasma irregularities and scintillation over Svalbard

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
• Main Author: van der Meeren, Christer
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Bergen 2016
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Fysikk: 430::Rom- og plasmafysikk: 437; Bjørnøya; Hopen; Longyearbyen; Svalbard
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/12991

This thesis investigates how navigation signals are compromised by ionospheric plasma irregularities in the auroral and polar ionosphere over Svalbard. In 2013, four multiconstellation global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers were installed in NyÅlesund, Longyearbyen, Hopen, and Bjørnøya....