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Baocheng Zhang Peter J. G. Teunissen Yunbin Yuan Hongxing Zhang Min Li 《Journal of Geodesy》2018,92(4):401-413
Vertical total electron content (VTEC) parameters estimated using global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data are of great interest for ionosphere sensing. Satellite differential code biases (SDCBs) account for one source of error which, if left uncorrected, can deteriorate performance of positioning, timing and other applications. The customary approach to estimate VTEC along with SDCBs from dual-frequency GNSS data, hereinafter referred to as DF approach, consists of two sequential steps. The first step seeks to retrieve ionospheric observables through the carrier-to-code leveling technique. This observable, related to the slant total electron content (STEC) along the satellite–receiver line-of-sight, is biased also by the SDCBs and the receiver differential code biases (RDCBs). By means of thin-layer ionospheric model, in the second step one is able to isolate the VTEC, the SDCBs and the RDCBs from the ionospheric observables. In this work, we present a single-frequency (SF) approach, enabling the joint estimation of VTEC and SDCBs using low-cost receivers; this approach is also based on two steps and it differs from the DF approach only in the first step, where we turn to the precise point positioning technique to retrieve from the single-frequency GNSS data the ionospheric observables, interpreted as the combination of the STEC, the SDCBs and the biased receiver clocks at the pivot epoch. Our numerical analyses clarify how SF approach performs when being applied to GPS L1 data collected by a single receiver under both calm and disturbed ionospheric conditions. The daily time series of zenith VTEC estimates has an accuracy ranging from a few tenths of a TEC unit (TECU) to approximately 2 TECU. For 73–96% of GPS satellites in view, the daily estimates of SDCBs do not deviate, in absolute value, more than 1 ns from their ground truth values published by the Centre for Orbit Determination in Europe. 相似文献
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With the increasing number of precise navigation and positioning applications using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), higher order ionospheric effects and their correction become more and more important.
Whereas the first-order error can be completely eliminated by a linear combination of dual- frequency measurements, the second-
and third-order residual effects remain uncorrected in this approach. To quantify the second-order residual effect, a simple
formula has been derived for GNSS users in Germany. Our proposed correction algorithm reduces the second-order effects to
a residual error of fractions of 1 mm up to 2 mm at a vertical total electron content level of 1018 electrons/m2 (100 TECU), depending on satellite azimuth and elevation angles. The correction formula can be implemented in real-time applications
as it does not require the knowledge of the geomagnetic field or the electron density distribution in the ionosphere along
the signal path. It is expected that the correction will enable more accurate positioning using the line-of-sight carrier-phase
measurements. 相似文献
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Ionospheric correction using NTCM driven by GPS Klobuchar coefficients for GNSS applications 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) require mitigation of ionospheric propagation errors because the ionospheric range errors might be larger than tens of meters at the zenith direction. Taking advantage of the frequency-dispersive property of ionospheric refractivity, the ionospheric range errors can be mitigated in dual-frequency applications to a great extent by a linear combination of carrier phases or pseudoranges. However, single-frequency GNSS operations require additional ionospheric information to apply signal delay or range error corrections. To aid single-frequency operations, the global positioning system (GPS) broadcasts 8 coefficients as part of the navigation message to drive the ionospheric correction algorithm (ICA) also known as Klobuchar model. We presented here an ionospheric correction algorithm called Neustrelitz TEC model (NTCM) which can be used as complementary to the GPS ICA. Our investigation shows that the NTCM can be driven by Klobuchar model parameters to achieve a significantly better performance than obtained by the mother ICA algorithm. Our research, using post-processed reference total electron content (TEC) data from more than one solar cycle, shows that on average the RMS modeled TEC errors are up to 40% less for the proposed NTCM model compared to the Klobuchar model during high solar activity period, and about 10% less during low solar activity period. Such an approach does not require major technology changes for GPS users rather requires only introducing the NTCM approach a complement to the existing ICA algorithm while maintaining the simplicity of ionospheric range error mitigation with an improved model performance. 相似文献
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S. Pireaux P. Defraigne L. Wauters N. Bergeot Q. Baire C. Bruyninx 《GPS Solutions》2010,14(3):267-277
In high-precision geodetic time and frequency transfer, which requires precise modeling of code and carrier phase GPS data,
the ionosphere-free combinations P
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and L
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of the codes and carrier phases, made on the two GPS frequencies, are used to remove the first-order ionospheric effect.
We quantify the impact of the residual second- and third-order ionospheric effects on geodetic time and frequency transfer
solutions for continental and intercontinental baselines. All time transfer computations are done using the ATOMIUM software,
developed at the Royal Observatory of Belgium. In order to avoid contamination by some imperfect modeling of the second- and
third-order ionospheric effects in the satellite clock products, only single-difference, common-view processing is used, based
on code and carrier phase measurements. The results are shown for weak and strong solar activity, as well as for particular
epochs of ionospheric storms. Second-order ionospheric delays can lead to corrections up to about 10 ps in the common-view
clock solution of intercontinental baselines with very different longitudes. However, realistic values of the geomagnetic
field in the ionosphere are required to assess the amplitude of second-order ionospheric effects in time and frequency transfer
during an ionospheric storm. 相似文献
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Compared with the traditional GPS L1 C/A BPSK-R(1) signal, wideband global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals suffer more severe distortion due to ionospheric dispersion. Ionospheric dispersion inevitably introduces additional errors in pseudorange and carrier phase observations that cannot be readily eliminated by traditional methods. Researchers have reported power losses, waveform ripples, correlation peak asymmetries, and carrier phase shifts caused by ionospheric dispersion. We analyze the code tracking bias induced by ionospheric dispersion and propose an efficient all-pass filter to compensate the corresponding nonlinear group delay over the signal bandwidth. The filter is constructed in a cascaded biquad form based on the estimated total electron content (TEC). The effects of TEC accuracy, filter order, and fraction parameter on the filter fitting error are explored. Taking the AltBOC(15,10) signal as an example, we compare the time domain signal waveforms, correlation peaks, code tracking biases, and carrier phase biases with and without this all-pass filter and demonstrate that the proposed delay-equalization all-pass filter is a potential solution to ionospheric dispersion compensation and mitigation of observation biases for wideband GNSS signals. 相似文献
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2020年6月23日,我国北斗三号全球导航卫星系统正式完成星座全球组网。北斗三号全球导航卫星系统采用新一代全球广播电离层延迟修正模型(BDGIM),为用户提供电离层延迟改正服务。本文利用高精度全球电离层格网(GIM)以及实测BDS/GPS数据提供的电离层TEC作为参考,从延迟改正精度及北斗单频伪距单点定位应用、模型系数性能等方面,对北斗三号系统组网前后(2020年5月1日至2020年7月20日)BDGIM模型的改正精度等应用性能进行了分析与研究,并将其与美国GPS播发的Klobuchar模型和北斗二号卫星导航系统播发的BDS Klobuchar模型进行对比。研究表明,BDGIM模型在对北斗三号系统组网完成前后电离层延迟修正精度没有发生显著变化。上述时段内,以国际GNSS服务(IGS)发布的最终GIM产品为参考,BDGIM模型在中国区域、亚太地区和全球范围内的电离层修正百分比分别达到84.45%、74.74%和64.57%;以选取的全球83个GNSS检测站BDS、GPS双频数据实测电离层TEC为参考,BDGIM在中国区域、亚太地区和全球范围内的电离层修正百分比分别为73.12%、70.18%及68.06%;当BDGIM模型应用于北斗单频伪距单点定位时,在中国区域、亚太地区和全球范围内分别实现了2.22、2.66和2.96 m的三维定位精度。 相似文献
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Performance of various predicted GNSS global ionospheric maps relative to GPS and JASON TEC data 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
When using predicted total electron content (TEC) products to generate preliminary real-time global ionospheric maps (GIMs), validation of these ionospheric predicted products is essential. In this study, we evaluate the accuracy of five predicted GIMs, provided by the international GNSS service (IGS), over continental and oceanic regions during the period from September 2009 to September 2015. Over continental regions, the GPS TEC data collected from 41 IGS continuous tracking stations are used as a reference data set. Over oceanic regions, the TEC data from the JASON altimeter are used for comparison. An initial performance comparison between the IGS combined final GIM product and the predicted GIMs is also included in this study. The evaluation results show that the predicted GIMs produced by CODE outperform the other predicted GIMs for all three validation results. The accuracy of the 1-day predicted GIMs, produced by the IGS associate analysis centers (IAACs), is higher than that of the 2-day predicted GIMs. Compared to the 2-day UPC predicted GIMs, the 2-day ESA predicted GIMs are observed to have slightly worse performances over ocean regions and better positioning performances over continental regions. 相似文献
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Current dual-frequency GPS measurements can only eliminate the first-order ionospheric term and may cause a higher-order range
bias of several centimeters. This research investigates the second-order ionospheric effect for GNSS users in Europe. In comparison
to previous studies, the electron density profiles of the ionosphere/plasmasphere are modeled as the sum of three Chapman
layers describing electron densities of the ionospheric F2, F1 and E layers and a superposed exponential decay function describing the plasmasphere. The International Geomagnetic Reference
Field model is used to calculate the geomagnetic field vectors at numerous points along the incoming ray paths. Based on extended
simulation studies, we derive a correction formula to compute the average value of the longitudinal component of the earth’s
magnetic field along the line-of-sight as a function of geographic latitude and longitude, and geometrical parameters such
as elevation and azimuth angles. Using our correction formula in conjunction with the total electron content (TEC) along the
line-of-sight, the second-order ionospheric term can be corrected to the millimeter level for a vertical TEC level of 1018 electrons/m2. 相似文献
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High-frequency variability of the ionosphere, or irregularities, constitutes the main threat for real-time precise positioning techniques based on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) measurements. Indeed, during periods of enhanced ionospheric variability, GNSS users in the field—who cannot verify the integrity of their measurements—will experience positioning errors that can reach several decimeters, while the nominal accuracy of the technique is cm-level. In the frame of this paper, a climatological analysis of irregularities over the European mid-latitude region is presented. Based on a 10 years GPS dataset over Belgium, the work analyzes the occurrence rate (as a function of the solar cycle, season and local time) as well as the amplitude of ionospheric irregularities observed at a single GPS station. The study covers irregularities either due to space weather events (solar origin) or of terrestrial origin. If space weather irregularities are responsible for the largest effects in terms of ionospheric error, their occurrence rate highly depends on solar activity. Indeed, the occurrence rate of ionospheric irregularities is about 9 % during solar maximum, whereas it drops to about 0 % during medium or low solar activity periods. Medium-scale ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) occurring during daytime in autumn/winter are the most recurrent pattern of the time series, with yearly proportions slightly varying with the solar cycle and an amplitude of about 10 % of the TEC background. Another recurrent irregularity type, though less frequent than MSTIDs, is the noise-like variability in TEC observed during summer nighttime, under quiet geomagnetic conditions. These summer nighttime irregularities exhibit amplitudes ranging between 8 and 15 % of the TEC background. 相似文献
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电离层参量的提取是开展电离层研究的基础,而数据同化技术则是获取电离层参量的一种重要手段。以NeQuick模型的输出作为背景场,Kalman滤波作为同化算法,利用数据同化技术实现区域电离层TEC重构,结果表明,数据同化方法重构的倾斜总电子含量（TEC）和垂直TEC与实测值较为一致。相比NeQuick模型及全球电离层地图（GIM）数据,数据同化方法重构得到的TEC的平均误差和标准差均有明显的降低,实测数据验证了数据同化技术在区域TEC重构中的精度和可靠性。 相似文献
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The Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite differential code bias (DCB) should be precisely calibrated when obtaining ionospheric slant total electron content (TEC). So far, it is ground-based GPS observations that have been used to estimate GPS satellite DCB. With the increased Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions in the near future, the real-time satellite DCB estimation is a crucial factor in real-time LEO GPS data applications. One alternative way is estimating GPS DCB based on the LEO observations themselves, instead of using ground observations. We propose an approach to estimate the satellite DCB based on Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC) and Challenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) GPS observations during the years 2002–2012. The results have been validated through comparisons with those issued by Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE). The evaluations indicate that: The approach can estimate satellite DCB in a reasonable way; the DCB estimated based on CHAMP observations is much better than those on COSMIC observations; the accuracy and precision of DCB show a possible dependency on the ionospheric ionization level. This method is significance for the real-time processing of LEO-based GNSS TEC data from the perspective of real-time applications. 相似文献
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Calibration errors on experimental slant total electron content (TEC) determined with GPS 总被引：12，自引：6，他引：12
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has become a powerful tool for ionospheric studies. In addition, ionospheric corrections
are necessary for the augmentation systems required for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) use. Dual-frequency carrier-phase
and code-delay GPS observations are combined to obtain ionospheric observables related to the slant total electron content
(sTEC) along the satellite-receiver line-of-sight (LoS). This observable is affected by inter-frequency biases [IFB; often
called differential code biases (DCB)] due to the transmitting and the receiving hardware. These biases must be estimated
and eliminated from the data in order to calibrate the experimental sTEC obtained from GPS observations. Based on the analysis
of single differences of the ionospheric observations obtained from pairs of co-located dual-frequency GPS receivers, this
research addresses two major issues: (1) assessing the errors translated from the code-delay to the carrier-phase ionospheric
observable by the so-called levelling process, applied to reduce carrier-phase ambiguities from the data; and (2) assessing
the short-term stability of receiver IFB. The conclusions achieved are: (1) the levelled carrier-phase ionospheric observable
is affected by a systematic error, produced by code-delay multi-path through the levelling procedure; and (2) receiver IFB
may experience significant changes during 1 day. The magnitude of both effects depends on the receiver/antenna configuration.
Levelling errors found in this research vary from 1.4 total electron content units (TECU) to 5.3 TECU. In addition, intra-day
vaiations of code-delay receiver IFB ranging from 1.4 to 8.8 TECU were detected. 相似文献
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This paper investigates the third-order residual range error in the dual-frequency correction of ionospheric effects on satellite
navigation. We solve the two-point trajectory problem using the perturbation method to derive second-approximation formulas
for the phase path of the wave propagating through an inhomogeneous ionosphere. It is shown that these formulas are consistent
with the results derived from applying perturbation theory directly to the eikonal equation. The resulting expression for
the phase path is used in calculating the residual range error of dual-frequency global positioning system (GPS) observations,
in view of second- and third-order terms. The third-order correction includes not only the quadratic correction of the refractive
index but also the correction for ray bending in an inhomogeneous ionosphere. Our calculations took into consideration that
the ionosphere has regular large-scale irregularities, as well as smaller-scale random irregularities. Numerical examples
show that geomagnetic field effects, which constitute a second-order correction, typically exceed the effects of the quadratic
correction and the regular ionospheric inhomogeneity. The contribution from random irregularities can compare with or exceed
that made by the second-order correction. Therefore, random ionospheric irregularities can make a significant (sometimes dominant)
contribution to the residual range error. 相似文献
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Determining receiver biases in GPS-derived total electron content in the auroral oval and polar cap region using ionosonde measurements 总被引：2，自引：1，他引：1
David R. Themens P. T. Jayachandran R. B. Langley J. W. MacDougall M. J. Nicolls 《GPS Solutions》2013,17(3):357-369
Global Positioning System (GPS) total electron content (TEC) measurements, although highly precise, are often rendered inaccurate due to satellite and receiver differential code biases (DCBs). Calculated satellite DCB values are now available from a variety of sources, but receiver DCBs generally remain an undertaking of receiver operators and processing centers. A procedure for removing these receiver DCBs from GPS-derived ionospheric TEC at high latitudes, using Canadian Advanced Digital Ionosonde (CADI) measurements, is presented. Here, we will test the applicability of common numerical methods for estimating receiver DCBs in high-latitude regions and compare our CADI-calibrated GPS vertical TEC (vTEC) measurements to corresponding International GNSS Service IONEX-interpolated vTEC map data. We demonstrate that the bias values determined using the CADI method are largely independent of the topside model (exponential, Epstein, and α-Chapman) used. We further confirm our results via comparing bias-calibrated GPS vTEC with those derived from incoherent scatter radar (ISR) measurements. These CADI method results are found to be within 1.0 TEC units (TECU) of ISR measurements. The numerical methods tested demonstrate agreement varying from within 1.6 TECU to in excess of 6.0 TECU when compared to ISR measurements. 相似文献
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Application of SWACI products as ionospheric correction for single-point positioning: a comparative study 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
In Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) using L-band frequencies, the ionosphere causes signal delays that correspond with link related range errors of up to 100 m. In a first order approximation the range error is proportional to the total electron content (TEC) of the ionosphere. Whereas this first order range error can be corrected in dual-frequency measurements by a linear combination of carrier phase- or code-ranges of both frequencies, single-frequency users need additional information to mitigate the ionospheric error. This information can be provided by TEC maps deduced from corresponding GNSS measurements or by ionospheric models. In this paper we discuss and compare different ionospheric correction methods for single-frequency users. The focus is on the comparison of the positioning quality using dual-frequency measurements, the Klobuchar model, the NeQuick model, the IGS TEC maps, the Neustrelitz TEC Model (NTCM-GL) and the reconstructed NTCM-GL TEC maps both provided via the ionosphere data service SWACI (http://swaciweb.dlr.de) in near real-time. For that purpose, data from different locations covering several days in 2011 and 2012 are investigated, including periods of quiet and disturbed ionospheric conditions. In applying the NTCM-GL based corrections instead of the Klobuchar model, positioning accuracy improvements up to several meters have been found for the European region in dependence on the ionospheric conditions. Further in mid- and low-latitudes the NTCM-GL model provides results comparable to NeQuick during the considered time periods. Moreover, in regions with a dense GNSS ground station network the reconstructed NTCM-GL TEC maps are partly at the same level as the final IGS TEC maps. 相似文献
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Single layer ionosphere models are frequently used for ionospheric modeling and estimation using GPS measurements from a network of GPS reference stations. However, the accuracies of single layer models are inherently constrained by the assumption that the ionospheric electrons are concentrated in a thin shell located at an altitude of about 350 km above Earths surface. This assumption is only an approximation to the physical truth because the electrons are distributed in the entire ionosphere region approximately from 50 to 1,000 km. To provide instantaneous ionospheric corrections for the real-time GPS positioning applications, the ionospheric corrections need to be predicted in advance to eliminate the latency caused by the correction computation. This paper will investigate ionospheric total electron content (TEC) predictions using a multiple-layer tomographic method for ionospheric modeling over a local area GPS reference network. The data analysis focuses on the accuracy evaluation of short-term (5 min in this study) TEC predictions. The results have indicated that the obtainable TEC prediction accuracy is at a level of about 2.8 TECU in the zenith direction and 95% of the total electron content can be recovered using the proposed tomography-based ionosphere model. 相似文献
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Experimental analysis was performed using multiplicative algebraic reconstruction technique (MART) to map the ionosphere over Brazil. Code and phase observations from the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) together with the international reference ionosphere (IRI) enabled the estimation of ionospheric profiles and total electron content (TEC) over the entire region. Twenty-four days of data collected from existing ground-based GNSS receivers during the recent solar maximum period were used to analyze the performance of the MART algorithm. The results were compared with four ionosondes. It was demonstrated that MART estimated the electron density peak with the same degree of accuracy as the IRI model in regions with appropriate geometrical coverage by GNSS receivers for tomographic reconstruction. In addition, the slant TEC, as estimated with MART, presented lower root-mean-square error than the TEC calculated by ionospheric maps available from the International GNSS Service (IGS). Furthermore, the daily variations of the ionosphere were better represented with the algebraic techniques, compared to the IRI model and IGS maps, enabling a correlation of the elevation of the ionosphere at higher altitudes with the equatorial ionization anomaly intensification. The tomographic representations also enabled the detection of high vertical gradients at the same instants in which ionospheric irregularities were evident. 相似文献
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