The wavelet transform function to analyze interplanetary scintillation observations

Interplanetary scintillation (IPS) observations are useful to remotely sense the inner heliosphere. We present a new technique to analyze IPS observations using a wavelet transform (WT) function. This technique allows us to derive, in a straightforward way, a simple method to obtain the scintillation index (m). We tested this WT technique to analyze IPS observations obtained by the Solar‐Terrestrial Environment Laboratory (STEL) radio telescope. The analysis of themindex of the radio source 3C48 detected by STEL over the year 2012 shows the expected decrease with solar elongation reported in previous studies. The WT technique has a great potential for future solar wind studies using IPS observations from contemporary radio telescopes.