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Ionospheric tomography using GNSS: multiplicative algebraic reconstruction technique applied to the area of Brazil / Fabricio Dos Santos Prol in GPS solutions, vol 20 n° 4 (October 2016)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 20 n° 4 (October 2016) . - pp 807 - 814 Titre : Ionospheric tomography using GNSS: multiplicative algebraic reconstruction technique applied to the area of Brazil Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Fabricio Dos Santos Prol, Auteur ; Paulo de Oliveira Camargo, Auteur Année de publication : 2016 Article en page(s) : pp 807 - 814 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] Brésil [Termes descripteurs IGN] code GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] International Reference Ionosphere [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle ionosphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] multiplicative algebraic reconstruction technique [Termes descripteurs IGN] phase GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] récepteur GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] teneur totale en électrons [Termes descripteurs IGN] tomographie par GPS Résumé : (Auteur) 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. Numéro de notice : A2016--030 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10291-015-0490-0 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=83932 [article]