Strong scintillation of GNSS signals in the inhomogeneous ionosphere: 2. Simulator of transionospheric channel

The physics-based software simulator of the Global Navigation Satellite System signals on the transionospheric paths of propagation is presented, which provides the possibility for generating the field amplitude and phase random time series in the conditions of strong scintillations, including the case when it is formed inside the inhomogeneous ionospheric layer, which is the result of multiple scattering by the local random inhomogeneities of the electron density embedded in the inhomogeneous extended medium.