The Index is a standard index used to measure ionospheric disturbances. It is defined as the ratio of the standard deviation of signal intensity to the average signal intensity.[1]
Real Time dataedit
This parameter is displayed in real time by many institutions:
at Arecibo Observatory
at Cornell University
at INPE, in Brasil
Referencesedit
^Basu, Santimay; Basu, Sunanda. Scintillation technique for probing Ionospheric irregularities. p. 128.