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National Ranking
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Overview

E. R. de Paula is affiliated with the National Institute for Space Research in Brazil and has contributed extensively to fields related to Engineering, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy. Their research primarily centers on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Geophysics, with additional work touching on Oceanography and Control and Systems Engineering.

The scientist's research topics highlight a strong focus on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning and interference, as well as ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics. Their work also covers geophysics and gravity measurements, earthquake detection and analysis, inertial sensors and navigation, earthquake and tectonic studies, and solar and space plasma dynamics.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by E. R. de Paula include:

  • A Retrospective of Global Navigation Satellite System Ionospheric Irregularities Monitoring Networks in Brazil, 2023, Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management
  • Performance of 6 Different Global Navigation Satellite System Receivers at Low Latitude Under Moderate and Strong Scintillation, 2020, Earth and Space Science

Other notable research papers in the same domain, although authored predominantly by collaborators, include:

  • The GNSS NavAer INCT Project Overview and Main Results, 2022, Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management
  • Investigating Ionospheric Scintillation Effects on Multifrequency GPS Signals, 2021, Surveys in Geophysics
  • The 6 February 2023 Türkiye Earthquake Sequence as Detected in the Ionosphere, 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Frequent co-authors in their research projects include Alison de Oliveira Moraes, João Francisco Galera Monico, A. R. F. Martinon, J. R. Souza, and E. A. Kherani.

E. R. de Paula has published in a range of scientific venues, with repeated contributions to Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, Geophysical Research Letters, and GPS Solutions.

Best Publications

  • GPS and ionospheric scintillations

    P. M. Kintner;B. M. Ledvina;E. R. de Paula

  • Effects of the vertical plasma drift velocity on the generation and evolution of equatorial spread F

    Bela G. Fejer;L. Scherliess;E. R. de Paula

  • Average vertical and zonal F region plasma drifts over Jicamarca

    Bela G. Fejer;E. R. de Paula;S. Gonzalez;R. F. Woodman

  • Global equatorial ionospheric vertical plasma drifts measured by the AE-E satellite

    Bela G. Fejer;E. R. de Paula;R. A. Heelis;W. B. Hanson

  • Gravity wave initiation of equatorial spread F/plasma bubble irregularities based on observational data from the SpreadFEx campaign

    M. A. Abdu;E. Alam Kherani;I. S. Batista;E. R. de Paula

  • Fading timescales associated with GPS signals and potential consequences

    Paul M. Kintner;Hyosub Kil;Theodore L. Beach;Eurico R. de Paula

  • Ionospheric plasma bubble climatology over Brazil based on 22 years (1977–1998) of airglow observations

    J. H.A. Sobral;M. A. Abdu;H. Takahashi;Michael J. Taylor

  • Ionospheric effects of the March 13, 1989, magnetic storm at low and equatorial latitudes

    Inez S. Batista;E. R. de Paula;M. A. Abdu;N. B. Trivedi

  • Size, shape, orientation, speed, and duration of GPS equatorial anomaly scintillations

    P. M. Kintner;B. M. Ledvina;E. R. de Paula;I. J. Kantor

  • Equatorial ionospheric electric fields during magnetospheric disturbances: local time/longitude dependences from recent EITS campaigns

    M.A. Abdu;I.S. Batista;G.O. Walker;J.H.A. Sobral

  • Simultaneous observation of ionospheric plasma bubbles and mesospheric gravity waves during the SpreadFEx Campaign

    H. Takahashi;M. J. Taylor;P.-D. Pautet;A. F. Medeiros

  • Conjugate Point Equatorial Experiment (COPEX) Campaign in Brazil: Electrodynamics highlights on spread F development conditions and day-to-day variability

    M. A. Abdu;I. S. Batista;B. W. Reinisch;J. R. de Souza

  • Magnetospheric disturbance effects on the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly (EIA) : an overview

    M.A. Abdu;J.H.A. Sobral;E.R. de Paula;I.S. Batista

  • Overview and summary of the Spread F Experiment (SpreadFEx)

    D. C. Fritts;M. A. Abdu;B. R. Batista;I. S. Batista

  • Global Positioning System measurements of the ionospheric zonal apparent velocity at Cachoeira Paulista in Brazil

    Hyosub Kil;Paul M. Kintner;Eurico R. de Paula;Ivan J. Kantor

  • Equatorial ionospheric vertical plasma drift model over the Brazilian region

    I. S. Batista;R. T. de Medeiros;M. A. Abdu;J. R. de Souza

  • Equatorial F region vertical plasma drifts during solar maxima

    Bela G. Fejer;E. R. de Paula;I. S. Batista;E. Bonelli

  • Observed solar radio burst effects on GPS/Wide Area Augmentation System carrier‐to‐noise ratio

    Alessandro P. Cerruti;Paul M. Kintner;Dale E. Gary;Louis J. Lanzerotti

  • Latitudinal variations of scintillation activity and zonal plasma drifts in South America

    Hyosub Kil;Hyosub Kil;Paul M. Kintner;Eurico R. de Paula;I. J. Kantor

  • The São Luís 30 MHz coherent scatter ionospheric radar: System description and initial results

    Eurico R. de Paula;David L. Hysell

  • Ionospheric TEC Weather Map Over South America

    H. Takahashi;C. M. Wrasse;C. M. Denardini;M. B. Pádua

Frequent Co-Authors

M.A. Abdu
M.A. Abdu National Institute for Space Research
J. H. A. Sobral
J. H. A. Sobral National Institute for Space Research
Inez S. Batista
Inez S. Batista National Institute for Space Research
Paul M. Kintner
Paul M. Kintner Cornell University
H. Takahashi
H. Takahashi National Institute for Space Research
Bela G. Fejer
Bela G. Fejer Utah State University
Michael J. Taylor
Michael J. Taylor Utah State University
Paulo Prado Batista
Paulo Prado Batista National Institute for Space Research
Keith M. Groves
Keith M. Groves Boston College

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