GNSS in Real-Time Ionospheric Scintillation Monitoring
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Atmospheric Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ionospheric monitoring by GPS; in-situ satellite measurements; ionospheric effects on signals from GNSS; ionosphere/thermosphere coupling processes; ionospheric scintillation; radio occultation by GPS; ionospheric radio tomography
Interests: ionosphere; meteor; radar; GNSS
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Dear Colleagues,
Ionospheric scintillation represents a major challenge for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) across all latitudes. The strongest impacts typically occur at equatorial, low and high latitudes, where intense plasma irregularities degrade signal quality, cause cycle slips, and compromise positioning reliability. However, mid-latitude regions are also of great importance, since disturbances there can significantly affect GNSS-based applications, highlighting the need for comprehensive monitoring worldwide. Ionospheric scintillation directly impacts high-precision navigation users, demanding robust risk-mitigation strategies. The growing demand for robust GNSS services in navigation, communication, and monitoring further underscores the urgent need for real-time detection. Traditionally, specialized receivers measure signal fluctuations and compute scintillation indexes, but their limited coverage restricts global monitoring. Recent advances demonstrate that networks of geodetic GNSS receivers, combined with robust detrending techniques and real-time correction products, can provide reliable global monitoring. These developments are crucial for practical applications, offering operational support to industry and enhancing the safety of critical systems. This Special Issue invites contributions on innovative methods, datasets, and applications for real-time monitoring, including GNSS-based techniques, modeling, and forecasting, with the aim of advancing both the understanding and mitigation of scintillation impacts worldwide.
Prof. Dr. Marcio Tadeu de Assis Honorato Muella
Prof. Dr. Guozhu Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- GNSS
- ionospheric scintillation
- real-time monitoring
- amplitude scintillation
- phase scintillation
- space weather
- positioning accuracy
- cycle slips
- data assimilation
- modeling
- forecasting
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