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Validation of regional and global ionosphere maps from GNSS measurements versus IRI2016 during different magnetic activity / Ahmed Sedeek in Journal of applied geodesy, vol 16 n° 3 (July 2022)  

Public [article]  inJournal of applied geodesy > vol 16 n° 3 (July 2022) . - pp 229 - 240 Titre : Validation of regional and global ionosphere maps from GNSS measurements versus IRI2016 during different magnetic activity Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ahmed Sedeek, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : pp 229 - 240 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] Afrique du nord [Termes IGN] données GNSS [Termes IGN] harmonique sphérique [Termes IGN] International Reference Ionosphere [Termes IGN] interpolation [Termes IGN] Matlab [Termes IGN] modèle ionosphérique [Termes IGN] station GNSS [Termes IGN] teneur verticale totale en électrons Résumé : (auteur) This manuscript explores the divergence of the Vertical Total Electron Content (VTEC) estimated from Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) measurements using global, regional, and International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) models over low to high latitude regions during various magnetic activity. The VTEC is estimated using a territorial network consisting of 7 GNSS stations in Egypt and 10 GNSS stations from the International GNSS Service (IGS) Global network. The impact of magnetic activity on VTEC is investigated. Due to the deficiency of IGS receivers in north Africa and the shortage of GNSS measurements, an extra high interpolation is done to cover the deficit of data over North Africa. A MATLAB code was created to produce VTEC maps for Egypt utilizing a territorial network contrasted with global maps of VTEC, which are delivered by the Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE). Thus we can have genuine VTEC maps estimated from actual GNSS measurements over any region of North Africa. A Spherical Harmonics Expansion (SHE) equation was modelled using MATLAB and called Local VTEC Model (LVTECM) to estimate VTEC values using observations of dual-frequency GNSS receivers. The VTEC calculated from GNSS measurement using LVTECM is compared with CODE VTEC results and IRI-2016 VTEC model results. The analysis of outcomes demonstrates a good convergence between VTEC from CODE and estimated from LVTECM. A strong correlation between LVTECM and CODE reaches about 96 % and 92 % in high and low magnetic activity, respectively. The most extreme contrasts are found to be 2.5 TECu and 1.3 TECu at high and low magnetic activity, respectively. The maximum discrepancies between LVTECM and IRI-2016 are 9.7 TECu and 2.3 TECu at a high and low magnetic activity. Variation in VTEC due to magnetic activity ranges from 1–5 TECu in moderate magnetic activity. The estimated VTEC from the regional network shows a 95 % correlation between the estimated VTEC from LVTECM and CODE with a maximum difference of 5.9 TECu. Numéro de notice : A2022-495 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.1515/jag-2021-0046 Date de publication en ligne : 09/02/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1515/jag-2021-0046 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100985 [article]

Validating the impact of various ionosphere correction on mid to long baselines and point positioning using GPS dual-frequency receivers / Alaa A. Elghazouly in Journal of applied geodesy, vol 16 n° 2 (April 2022)  

Public [article]  inJournal of applied geodesy > vol 16 n° 2 (April 2022) . - pp 81 - 90 Titre : Validating the impact of various ionosphere correction on mid to long baselines and point positioning using GPS dual-frequency receivers Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Alaa A. Elghazouly, Auteur ; Mohamed Doma, Auteur ; Ahmed Sedeek, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : pp 81 - 90 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] correction ionosphérique [Termes IGN] ligne de base [Termes IGN] modèle ionosphérique [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] récepteur bifréquence [Termes IGN] récepteur GPS [Termes IGN] tempête magnétique [Termes IGN] teneur verticale totale en électrons Résumé : (auteur) Due to the ionosphere delay, which has become the dominant GPS error source, it is crucial to remove the ionospheric effect before estimating point coordinates. Therefore, different agencies started to generate daily Global Ionosphere Maps (GIMs); the Vertical Total Electron Content (VTEC) values represented in GIMs produced by several providers can be used to remove the ionosphere error from observations. In this research, an analysis will be carried with three sources for VTEC maps produced by the Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE), Regional TEC Mapping (RTM), and the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI). The evaluation is focused on the effects of a specific ionosphere GIM correction on the precise point positioning (PPP) solutions. Two networks were considered. The first network consists of seven Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receivers from (IGS) global stations. The selected test days are six days, three of them quiet, and three other days are stormy to check the influence of geomagnetic storms on relative kinematic positioning solutions. The second network is a regional network in Egypt. The results show that the calculated coordinates using the three VTEC map sources are far from each other on stormy days rather than on quiet days. Also, the standard deviation values are large on stormy days compared to those on quiet days. Using CODE and RTM IONEX file produces the most precise coordinates after that the values of IRI. The elimination of ionospheric biases over the estimated lengths of many baselines up to 1000 km has resulted in positive findings, which show the feasibility of the suggested assessment procedure. Numéro de notice : A2022-250 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.1515/jag-2021-0040 Date de publication en ligne : 27/11/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1515/jag-2021-0040 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100203 [article]

Vertical ionospheric delay estimation for single-receiver operation / Ahmed Elsayed in Journal of applied geodesy, vol 13 n° 2 (April 2019)  

Public [article]  inJournal of applied geodesy > vol 13 n° 2 (April 2019) . - pp 81 - 92 Titre : Vertical ionospheric delay estimation for single-receiver operation Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ahmed Elsayed, Auteur ; Ahmed Sedeek, Auteur ; Mohamed Doma, Auteur ; Mostafa Rabah, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Article en page(s) : pp 81 - 92 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] estimation statistique [Termes IGN] Matlab [Termes IGN] mesurage de phase [Termes IGN] méthode des moindres carrés [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] récepteur bifréquence [Termes IGN] retard ionosphèrique [Termes IGN] teneur verticale totale en électrons Résumé : (Auteur) An apparent delay is occurred in GPS signal due to both refraction and diffraction caused by the atmosphere. The second region of the atmosphere is the ionosphere. The ionosphere is significantly related to GPS and the refraction it causes in GPS signal is considered one of the main source of errors which must be eliminated to determine accurate positions. GPS receiver networks have been used for monitoring the ionosphere for a long time. The ionospheric delay is the most predominant of all the error sources. This delay is a function of the total electron content (TEC). Because of the dispersive nature of the ionosphere, one can estimate the ionospheric delay using the dual frequency GPS. In the current research our primary goal is applying Precise Point Positioning (PPP) observation for accurate ionosphere error modeling, by estimating Ionosphere delay using carrier phase observations from dual frequency GPS receiver. The proposed algorithm was written using MATLAB and was named VIDE program. The proposed Algorithm depends on the geometry-free carrier-phase observations after detecting cycle slip to estimates the ionospheric delay using a spherical ionospheric shell model, in which the vertical delays are described by means of a zenith delay at the station position and latitudinal and longitudinal gradients. Geometry-free carrier-phase observations were applied to avoid unwanted effects of pseudorange measurements, such as code multipath. The ionospheric estimation in this algorithm is performed by means of sequential least-squares adjustment. Finally, an adaptable user interface MATLAB software are capable of estimating ionosphere delay, ambiguity term and ionosphere gradient accurately. Numéro de notice : A2019-143 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1515/jag-2018-0041 Date de publication en ligne : 04/01/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1515/jag-2018-0041 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=92470 [article]