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02 Jun 2015
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GPS phase scintillation at high latitudes during geomagnetic storms of 7–17 March 2012 – Part 2: Interhemispheric comparison
P. Prikryl
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Geomagnetic Laboratory, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Physics Department, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
R. Ghoddousi-Fard
Canadian Geodetic Survey, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
L. Spogli
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy
C. N. Mitchell
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, UK
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
B. Ning
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
P. J. Cilliers
Space Science Directorate, South African National Space Agency, Hermanus, South Africa
V. Sreeja
Nottingham Geospatial Institute, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
M. Aquino
Nottingham Geospatial Institute, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
M. Terkildsen
IPS Radio and Space Services, Bureau of Meteorology, Haymarket, NSW, Australia
P. T. Jayachandran
Physics Department, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Y. Jiao
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Y. T. Morton
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
J. M. Ruohoniemi
Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
E. G. Thomas
Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, USA
A. T. Weatherwax
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Siena College, Loudonville, NY, USA
L. Alfonsi
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy
G. De Franceschi
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy
V. Romano
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy
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A series of interplanetary coronal mass ejections in the period 7–17 March 2012 caused...
