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Ionosphere Space Weather and Radio Propagation

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Ionospheric Space Weather

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The effects of ionospheric weather on RF and GNSS systems are summarized in terms of the resulting consequences for radio communications, systems supporting space-based navigation and positioning, and surveillance, together with a description of the monitoring facilities and mapping techniques available for prediction, nowcasting, forecasting, post-event analysis, along with final operational tools, products, and services.

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Cander, L.R. (2019). Ionosphere Space Weather and Radio Propagation. In: Ionospheric Space Weather. Springer Geophysics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99331-7_8

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