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Spatiotemporal accuracy evaluation and errors analysis of global VTEC maps using a simulation technique / Jian Lin in GPS solutions, vol 27 n° 1 (January 2023)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 27 n° 1 (January 2023) . - n° 6 Titre : Spatiotemporal accuracy evaluation and errors analysis of global VTEC maps using a simulation technique Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jian Lin, Auteur ; Xinxing Li, Auteur ; Shenfeng Gu, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 6 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] données GPS [Termes IGN] harmonique sphérique [Termes IGN] modèle cartographique [Termes IGN] modèle ionosphérique [Termes IGN] phase [Termes IGN] rayonnement solaire [Termes IGN] simulation [Termes IGN] station GPS [Termes IGN] teneur verticale totale en électrons Résumé : (auteur) The computation of vertical total electron content (VTEC) maps has become an important issue gradually for the international GNSS service. Given the current literature reports, little research is involved in the quantitative analysis of each error of the VTEC map and the spatiotemporal characteristic of global VTEC accuracy. Based on the single layer model and sphere harmonic function, we propose an approach using simulated GPS data to comprehensively verify the accuracy of the VTEC map. The spatiotemporal characteristic of global VTEC accuracy and the errors induced by different processing steps, i.e., carrier phase to code leveling, mapping function (MF), DCB estimation and coefficient fitting, are analyzed and discussed in detail. In addition, the effect of solar activity on the accuracy of the global VTEC map, MF and DCB estimation has been discussed. The results suggest: First, it is found that the MF error at sunrise is more significant than that at sunset, and this important characteristic can be proven based on the analysis of theory and ionospheric radio occultation and VTEC measurements; second, the MF is the most significant error source in the VTEC processing for regions with dense and homogeneous distributed GPS stations, e.g., North America and Europe. The VTEC accuracy in these regions can be improved by 100% with the satellite elevation cutoff angle increasing from 12° to 30°; finally, compared with the global VTEC accuracy using 350 GPS stations observations, the accuracy is improved by 306% based on the double GPS stations with even distribution. Numéro de notice : A2023-002 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-022-01343-y Date de publication en ligne : 13/10/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-022-01343-y Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101871 [article]

Testing of new ionospheric models along the meridian 110° E over the Northern Hemisphere / Olga Maltseva in Geodesy and Geodynamics, vol 13 n° 6 (November 2022)  

Public [article]  inGeodesy and Geodynamics > vol 13 n° 6 (November 2022) . - pp 544 - 553 Titre : Testing of new ionospheric models along the meridian 110° E over the Northern Hemisphere Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Olga Maltseva, Auteur ; Artem Kharakhashyan, Auteur ; Tatyana Nikitenko, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : pp 544 - 553 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] hémisphère Nord [Termes IGN] méridien [Termes IGN] modèle ionosphérique [Termes IGN] teneur totale en électrons Résumé : (auteur) Despite the continuous improvement of the widely used empirical model international reference ionosphere (IRI), the recently appeared new models must be tested worldwide. Testing along the meridians has the advantage of dealing with the latitudinal dependent parameters. This paper uses new models of parameters foF2 (critical frequency), TEC (total electron content), and τ (equivalent slab thickness of the ionosphere), which are of great importance for evaluating the effects of space weather. IRI-Plas, NNT2F2, and NTSM models were tested using data from 6 ionosondes located along the meridian 110° E in March 2012. It is shown that the IRI-Plas model provides the closest values to experiment with respect to τ, while the NTSM model provides a rather limited reflection of the latitude dependence. Analyses of foF2(NNT2F2) have shown that, the NNT2F2 model provides good conformity with experimental values in this area, but it is very dependent on the TEC processing method. The latitudinal dependences of foF2 obtained with TEC and polynomial dependence τ(Appr) showed the presence of positive deviations from medians not only during disturbances but also quiet periods, longitudinally at the meridian. Numéro de notice : A2022-763 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.geog.2022.06.002 Date de publication en ligne : 02/07/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geog.2022.06.002 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101783 [article]

Estimation of ionospheric total electron content using GNSS observations derived from a smartphone / Li Xu in GPS solutions, vol 26 n° 4 (October 2022)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 26 n° 4 (October 2022) . - n° 138 Titre : Estimation of ionospheric total electron content using GNSS observations derived from a smartphone Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Li Xu, Auteur ; Jiuping Zha, Auteur ; Min Li, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 138 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] modèle ionosphérique [Termes IGN] phase [Termes IGN] pondération [Termes IGN] série de Fourier [Termes IGN] téléphone intelligent [Termes IGN] teneur totale en électrons [Termes IGN] teneur verticale totale en électrons Résumé : (auteur) The global navigation satellite system (GNSS) measurements to determine ionospheric total electron content (TEC) are mainly derived from expensive geodetic-grade receivers, which are not conducive to high-density placement. In this work, we present an analysis of the performance of ionospheric TEC determined by GNSS dual-frequency measurements derived from the smartphone, taking the Xiaomi 8 (XMI8) as an example. First, the ionospheric observable is retrieved from the code and carrier phase data using the carrier-to-code leveling technique and a new carrier-to-noise weighting strategy instead of an elevation weighting strategy, considering the characteristic of the GNSS measurements from smartphones. Then, the absolute ionospheric slant TEC (STEC) values are isolated from the ionospheric observables by modeling with the generalized trigonometric series function. The experimental data, covering over 120 h, were taken from two situations: one is the data collected by the original smartphone antenna; the other is the external geodetic-grade antenna. The TEC data obtained from the collocated geodetic-grade receiver are used as reference data to evaluate the performance of the TEC values from XMI8. Compared to the reference data, the evaluation results show that the ionospheric STEC extraction accuracy can reach total electron content unit (TECU) values of 0.17 and 0.11 under the two different situations in the continuous carrier phase satellite arc without cycle slips. In addition, the VTEC modeling accuracy is above 5 and 2 TECU in the two different situations, respectively. Thus, we concluded that consumer-level GNSS chipsets are highly potential in the future to increase the ionospheric monitoring station density due to their low costs and good data quality. Numéro de notice : A2022-713 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s10291-022-01329-w Date de publication en ligne : 04/09/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-022-01329-w Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101591 [article]

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]

Regional ionospheric corrections for high accuracy GNSS positioning / Tam Dao in Remote sensing, vol 14 n° 10 (May-2 2022)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing > vol 14 n° 10 (May-2 2022) . - n° 2463 Titre : Regional ionospheric corrections for high accuracy GNSS positioning Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Tam Dao, Auteur ; Ken Harima, Auteur ; Brett Anthony Carter, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 2463 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] Australie [Termes IGN] Continuously Operating Reference Station network [Termes IGN] correction ionosphérique [Termes IGN] modèle ionosphérique [Termes IGN] positionnement par GNSS [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] retard ionosphèrique Résumé : (auteur) Centimetre-level accurate ionospheric corrections are required for a high accuracy and rapid convergence of Precise Point Positioning (PPP) GNSS positioning solutions. This research aims to evaluate the accuracy of a local/regional ionospheric delay model using a linear interpolation method across Australia. The accuracy of the ionospheric corrections is assessed as a function of both different latitudinal regions and the number and spatial density of GNSS Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORSs). Our research shows that, for a local region of 5° latitude ×10° longitude in mid-latitude regions of Australia (~30° to 40°S) with approximately 15 CORS stations, ionospheric corrections with an accuracy of 5 cm can be obtained. In Victoria and New South Wales, where dense CORS networks exist (nominal spacing of ~100 km), the average ionospheric corrections accuracy can reach 2 cm. For sparse networks (nominal spacing of >200 km) at lower latitudes, the average accuracy of the ionospheric corrections is within the range of 8 to 15 cm; significant variations in the ionospheric errors of some specific satellite observations during certain periods were also found. In some regions such as Central Australia, where there are a limited number of CORSs, this model was impossible to use. On average, centimetre-level accurate ionospheric corrections can be achieved if there are sufficiently dense (i.e., nominal spacing of approximately 200 km) GNSS CORS networks in the region of interest. Based on the current availability of GNSS stations across Australia, we propose a set of 15 regions of different ionospheric delay accuracies with extents of 5° latitude ×10° longitude covering continental Australia. Numéro de notice : A2022-400 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/rs14102463 Date de publication en ligne : 20/05/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14102463 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100703 [article]

A novel ionospheric mapping function modeling at regional scale using empirical orthogonal functions and GNSS data / Peng Chen in Journal of geodesy, vol 96 n° 5 (May 2022)  

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Improving the (re-)convergence of multi-GNSS real-time precise point positioning through regional between-satellite single-differenced ionospheric augmentation / Ahao Wang in GPS solutions, vol 26 n° 2 (April 2022)  

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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)  

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Ionospheric corrections tailored to the Galileo High Accuracy Service / Adria Rovira-Garcia in Journal of geodesy, vol 95 n° 12 (December 2021)  

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Ionospheric tomographic common clock model of undifferenced uncombined GNSS measurements / German Olivares-Pulido in Journal of geodesy, vol 95 n° 11 (November 2021)  

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Predicting total electron content in ionosphere using vector autoregression model during geomagnetic storm / Sumitra Iyer in Journal of applied geodesy, vol 15 n° 4 (October 2021)  

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Ordered subsets-constrained ART algorithm for ionospheric tomography by combining VTEC data / Dunyong Zheng in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 59 n° 8 (August 2021)  

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Three-dimensional reconstruction of seismo-traveling ionospheric disturbances after March 11, 2011, Japan Tohoku earthquake / Changzhi Zhai in Journal of geodesy, vol 95 n° 7 (July 2021)  

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Ionospheric irregularity layer height and thickness estimation with a GNSS receiver array / Seebany Datta-Barua in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, Vol 59 n° 7 (July 2021)  

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Adaptive regularization method for 3-D GNSS ionospheric tomography based on the U-curve / Jun Tang in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 59 n° 6 (June 2021)  

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