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An advanced residual error model for tropospheric delay estimation / Szabolcs Rózsa in GPS solutions, Vol 24 n° 4 (October 2020)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > Vol 24 n° 4 (October 2020) . - 15 p. Titre : An advanced residual error model for tropospheric delay estimation Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Szabolcs Rózsa, Auteur ; Bence Ambrus, Auteur ; Ildiko Juni, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : 15 p. Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] erreur de positionnement [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle d'erreur [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle météorologique [Termes descripteurs IGN] perturbation ionosphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] résidu [Termes descripteurs IGN] retard troposphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] série temporelle Résumé : (auteur) Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are widely used for safety-of-life positioning applications. Such applications require high integrity, availability, and continuity of the positioning service. Integrity is assessed by the definition of a protection level, which is an estimation of the maximum positioning error at extremely low probability levels. The emergence of multi-frequency civilian signals and the availability of satellite-based augmentation systems improve the modeling of ionospheric disturbances considerably. As a result, in many applications the tropospheric delay tends to become one of the limiting factors of positioning—especially at low elevation angles. The currently adopted integrity concepts employ a global constant to model the variance of the residual tropospheric delay error. We introduce a new approach to derive residual tropospheric delay error models using the extreme value analysis technique. Seventeen years of global numerical weather model fields are analyzed, and new residual error models are derived for some recently developed tropospheric delay models. Our approach provides models that consider both the geographical location and the seasonal variation of meteorological parameters. Our models are validated with a 17-year-long time series of zenith tropospheric delay estimates as provided by the International GNSS Service. The results show that the developed models are still conservative, while the maximal residual error of the tropospheric delay is still improved by 39–55%. This improvement yields higher service availability and continuity in safety-of-life applications of GNSS. Numéro de notice : A2020-522 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-01017-7 date de publication en ligne : 07/08/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-01017-7 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95695 [article]

Benefits of non-tidal loading applied at distinct levels in VLBI analysis / Matthias Glomsda in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 9 (September 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 9 (September 2020) . - n° 90 Titre : Benefits of non-tidal loading applied at distinct levels in VLBI analysis Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Matthias Glomsda, Auteur ; Mathis Blossfeld, Auteur ; Manuela Seitz, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 90 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] effet de charge [Termes descripteurs IGN] interférométrie à très grande base [Termes descripteurs IGN] pesanteur hors marée [Termes descripteurs IGN] retard troposphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] série temporelle [Termes descripteurs IGN] surcharge hydrologique [Termes descripteurs IGN] surcharge océanique [Termes descripteurs IGN] transformation de Helmert Résumé : (auteur) In the analysis of very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations, many geophysical models are used for correcting the theoretical signal delay. In addition to the conventional models described by Petit and Luzum (eds) (IERS Conventions, 2010), we are applying different parts of non-tidal site loading, namely the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrological ones. To investigate their individual contributions, these parts are considered both separately and combined to a total loading. The application of the corresponding site displacements is performed at two distinct levels of the geodetic parameter estimation process (observation and normal equation level), which turn out to give very similar results in many cases. To validate our findings internally, the site displacements are provided by two different data centres: the Earth-System-Modelling group at the Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum in Potsdam (ESMGFZ, see Dill and Dobslaw, J Geophys Res Solid Earth, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrb.50353ISTEX)] and the International Mass Loading Service [IMLS, see Petrov (The international mass loading service, 2015)]. We show that considering non-tidal loading is actually useful for mitigating systematic effects in the VLBI results, like annual signals in the station height time series. If the sum of all non-tidal loading parts is considered, the WRMS of the station heights and baseline lengths is reduced in 80–90% of all cases, and the relative improvement is about −3.5% on average. The main differences between our chosen providers originate from hydrological loading. Numéro de notice : A2020-540 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01418-z date de publication en ligne : 31/08/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01418-z Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95741 [article]

Estimation of tropospheric wet refractivity using tomography method and artificial neural networks in Iranian case study / Mir Reza Ghaffari Razin in GPS solutions, Vol 24 n° 3 (July 2020)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > Vol 24 n° 3 (July 2020) Titre : Estimation of tropospheric wet refractivity using tomography method and artificial neural networks in Iranian case study Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Mir Reza Ghaffari Razin, Auteur ; Behzad Voosoghi, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] coefficient de corrélation [Termes descripteurs IGN] données GPS [Termes descripteurs IGN] erreur moyenne quadratique [Termes descripteurs IGN] erreur relative [Termes descripteurs IGN] Iran [Termes descripteurs IGN] réfraction atmosphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] réseau neuronal artificiel [Termes descripteurs IGN] retard troposphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] retard troposphérique zénithal [Termes descripteurs IGN] tomographie par GPS [Termes descripteurs IGN] vapeur d'eau [Termes descripteurs IGN] voxel Résumé : (auteur) Using the observations from local and regional GPS networks, the estimation of slant wet delays (SWDs) is possible for each line of sight between satellite and receiver. The observations of SWD are used to model horizontal and vertical variations of the wet refractivity in the atmosphere above the study area. This work is done using the tomography method. In tomography, the horizontal variations of tropospheric wet refractivity are modeled with the polynomial in degree and rank of 2 with latitude and longitude as variables. Also, altitude variations are modeled in the form of discrete layers with constant heights. The main innovation is to estimate the tropospheric parameters for each line of sight by the artificial neural networks (ANNs). The SWD obtained from GPS observations for the different signals at each station is compared with the SWD generated by the ANNs (SWDGPS–SWDANNs). The square of the difference between these two values is introduced as the cost function in the ANNs. To evaluate, we used observations from October 27 to 31, 2011. The availability of GPS and radiosonde data is the main reason for choosing this timeframe. The correlation coefficient, root mean square error (RMSE), and relative error allow for evaluation of the proposed model. The results were also compared with the results of the voxel-based troposphere tomography method. For a more detailed evaluation, four test stations are selected and ANN zenith wet delays (ZWDANN) are compared with the ZWDGPS. Observations of test stations are not used in the modeling step. The correlation coefficient in the testing step for TomoANN and Tomovoxel is 0.9006 and 0.8863, respectively. The mean RMSE at 5 days for TomoANN and Tomovoxel is calculated as 0.63 and 0.71 mm/km, respectively. Also, the average relative error at the four test stations for TomoANN is 15.37% and for Tomovoxel it is 19.69%. The results demonstrate the better capability of the proposed method in the modeling of the tropospheric wet refractivity in the region of Iran. Numéro de notice : A2020-238 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-00979-y date de publication en ligne : 10/04/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-00979-y Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94986 [article]

GPS + Galileo + BeiDou precise point positioning with triple-frequency ambiguity resolution / Pan Li in GPS solutions, Vol 24 n° 3 (July 2020)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > Vol 24 n° 3 (July 2020) . - 13 p. Titre : GPS + Galileo + BeiDou precise point positioning with triple-frequency ambiguity resolution Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Pan Li, Auteur ; Xinyuan Jiang, Auteur ; Xiaohong Zhang, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : 13 p. Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] constellation Galileo [Termes descripteurs IGN] décalage d'horloge [Termes descripteurs IGN] erreur systématique interfréquence d'horloge [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement par BeiDou [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement par Galileo [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement par GPS [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs IGN] résolution d'ambiguïté [Termes descripteurs IGN] retard troposphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] temps de convergence [Termes descripteurs IGN] triple différence Résumé : (auteur) Along with the rapid development of GNSS, not only BeiDou, but also Galileo, and the newly launched GPS satellites can provide signals on three frequencies at present. To fully take advantage of the multi-frequency multi-system GNSS observations on precise point positioning (PPP) technology, this study aims to implement the triple-frequency ambiguity resolution (AR) for GPS, Galileo, and BeiDou-2 combined PPP using the raw observation model. The processing of inter-frequency clock bias (IFCB) estimation and correction in the context of triple-frequency PPP AR has been addressed, with which the triple-frequency uncalibrated phase delay (UPD) estimation is realized for real GPS observations for the first time. In addition, the GPS extra-wide-line UPD quality is significantly improved with the IFCB correction. Because of not being contaminated by the IFCB, the raw UPD estimation method is directly employed for Galileo which currently has 24 satellites in operation. An interesting phenomenon is found that all Galileo satellites except E24 have a zero extra-wide-lane UPD value. With the multi-GNSS observations provided by MGEX covering 15 days, the positioning solutions of GPS + Galileo + BeiDou triple-frequency PPP AR have been conducted and analyzed. The triple-frequency kinematic GNSS PPP AR can achieve an averaged 3D positioning error of 2.2 cm, and an averaged convergence time of 10.8 min. The average convergence time can be reduced by triple-frequency GNSS PPP AR by 15.6% compared with dual-frequency GNSS PPP AR, respectively. However, the additional third frequency has only a marginal contribution to positioning accuracy after convergence. Numéro de notice : A2020-325 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-00992-1 date de publication en ligne : 27/05/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-00992-1 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95205 [article]

Performance of real-time undifferenced precise positioning assisted by remote IGS multi-GNSS stations / Zhiqiang Liu in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020) Titre : Performance of real-time undifferenced precise positioning assisted by remote IGS multi-GNSS stations Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Zhiqiang Liu, Auteur ; Dongjie Yue, Auteur ; Zhangyu Huang, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] décalage d'horloge [Termes descripteurs IGN] filtre de Kalman [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes descripteurs IGN] international GPS service for geodynamics [Termes descripteurs IGN] Nouvelle-Zélande [Termes descripteurs IGN] onde sismique [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs IGN] précision du positionnement [Termes descripteurs IGN] retard troposphérique zénithal [Termes descripteurs IGN] séisme [Termes descripteurs IGN] temps de convergence [Termes descripteurs IGN] temps réel Résumé : (auteur) The heavy reliance of real-time precise point positioning (RTPPP) on external satellite clock products may lead to discontinuity or even failure in time-critical applications. We present an alternative approach of real-time undifferenced precise positioning (RUP) that, by combining satellite clock estimation and precise point positioning based on the extended Kalman filter, is independent of external satellite clock corrections. The approach is evaluated in simulated real time with the assistance of a variable number of IGS multi-GNSS stations located between 1359.7 and 4852.5 km from the users. The results show that even with a single auxiliary IGS station, RUP is still feasible and able to retain centimeter-level positioning accuracy. Typically, with three auxiliary IGS stations about 2000–3000 km away, an accuracy of about 2 cm in the horizontal and 5 cm in the vertical can be achieved. The performance of RUP is comparable to that of PPP using 5-s satellite clock products and notably exhibits superior short-term precision in dealing with high-rate (1 Hz) GPS/GLONASS observations. The addition of GLONASS observations reduces the convergence time by 56.9% and improves the 3-D position accuracy by 31.8% while increasing the processing latency by a factor of about 1.6. Employing three IGS stations over 2400 km away from the epicenter, RUP is applied for the rapid determination of coseismic displacements and waveforms for the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, yielding highly consistent results compared to those obtained from post-processed PPP in the global reference frame. We also explore its potential in facilitating real-time online services in terms of real-time precise positioning, zenith tropospheric delay retrieving, and satellite clock estimation. Numéro de notice : A2020-328 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-0972-6 date de publication en ligne : 12/03/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-0972-6 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95209 [article]

The impact of second-order ionospheric delays on the ZWD estimation with GPS and BDS measurements / Shaocheng Zhang in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 2 (April 2020)  

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Combinatorial optimization applied to VLBI scheduling / A. Corbin in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n°2 (February 2020)  

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Advanced GNSS tropospheric products for monitoring severe weather events and climate, ch. 5. Use of GNSS Tropospheric Products for Climate Monitoring (Working Group 3) / Olivier Bock (2020)  

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Assessment of the positioning performance and tropospheric delay retrieval with precise point positioning using products from different analysis centers / Feng Zhou in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 1 (January 2020)  

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Estimation and representation of regional atmospheric corrections for augmenting real-time single-frequency PPP / Peiyuan Zhou in GPS solutions, vol 24 n° 1 (January 2020)  

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Troposphere delay modeling with horizontal gradients for satellite laser ranging / M. Drożdżewski in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n°10 (October 2019)  

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Consistency and representativeness of integrated water vapour from ground-based GPS observations and ERA-Interim reanalysis / Olivier Bock in Atmospheric chemistry and physics, vol 19 n° 14 (July 2019)  

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Modeling the VLBI delay for Earth satellites / Frédéric Jaron in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n°7 (July 2019)  

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Parallel computation of regional CORS network corrections based on ionospheric-free PPP / Linyang Li in GPS solutions, vol 23 n° 3 (July 2019)  

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Sensitivity of GPS tropospheric estimates to mesoscale convective systems in West Africa / Samuel Nahmani in Atmospheric chemistry and physics, vol 19 n° 14 (July 2019)    

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