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UNCLASSIFIED – FOUO – Not for Public Release
UNCLASSIFIED – FOUO – Not for Public Release
Operational Space Environment Network Display (OpSEND) & the
Scintillation Network Decision Aid
Dr. Keith Groves, Prog MgrIonospheric Impacts to RF Systems
Space Vehicles DirectorateAir Force Research Laboratory
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Disturbed Ionospheric Regions andSystems Affected by Scintillation
SATCOM
AURORAL IRREGULARITIES
GPS
PLASMA BUBBLES
GPS SATCOM
MAGNETICEQUATOR
DAY NIGHT
EQUATORIAL F LAYERANOMALIES
SBR
POLAR CAPPATCHES
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Operational Space Environment Network Display (OpSEND)
• OpSEND incorporates state-of-the-art sensors, models, and display tools to generate Space Weather impact maps :
– UHF Satellite Communication (SATCOM) Scintillation Map