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SATELLITE communications systems using the UHF range are subject to fading along the transionospheric path. These fadings are of the same nature as the amplitude scintillations which were first known from radio star observations. They are caused by irregularities of the electron distribution which varies in space and time.
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ARENDT, P. Study of Scintillation Fading Effects on Satellite Communications in the UHF Band. Nature 218, 1149–1151 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2181149a0
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