Articles | Volume 33, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-33-637-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-33-637-2015
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02 Jun 2015
Regular paper |  | 02 Jun 2015

GPS phase scintillation at high latitudes during geomagnetic storms of 7–17 March 2012 – Part 1: The North American sector

P. Prikryl, R. Ghoddousi-Fard, E. G. Thomas, J. M. Ruohoniemi, S. G. Shepherd, P. T. Jayachandran, D. W. Danskin, E. Spanswick, Y. Zhang, Y. Jiao, and Y. T. Morton

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Short summary
Rapid fluctuations in amplitude and phase of radio waves passing through the ionosphere degrade GPS positional accuracy and can lead to navigational errors, particularly during geomagnetic storms. As a function of magnetic latitude and local time, regions of GPS phase scintillation at high latitudes are identified in the context of coupling between the solar wind and the magnetosphere-ionosphere system, which primarily depends on the interplanetary magnetic field magnitude and orientation.