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SNR-based water height retrieval in rivers: Application to high amplitude asymmetric tides in the Garonne river / Pierre Zeiger in Remote sensing, vol 13 n° 9 (May 2021)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing > vol 13 n° 9 (May 2021) . - n° 1856 Titre : SNR-based water height retrieval in rivers: Application to high amplitude asymmetric tides in the Garonne river Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Pierre Zeiger, Auteur ; Frédéric Frappart, Auteur ; José Darrozes, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 1856 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] crue [Termes descripteurs IGN] filtrage du bruit [Termes descripteurs IGN] Garonne (bassin) [Termes descripteurs IGN] interférence [Termes descripteurs IGN] marée océanique [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle d'inversion [Termes descripteurs IGN] rapport signal sur bruit [Termes descripteurs IGN] réflectométrie par GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] série temporelle [Termes descripteurs IGN] surveillance hydrologique Résumé : (auteur) Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) time series acquired by a geodetic antenna were analyzed to retrieve water heights during asymmetric tides on a narrow river using the Interference Pattern Technique (IPT) from Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R). The dynamic SNR method was selected because the elevation rate of the reflecting surface during rising tides is high in the Garonne River with macro tidal conditions. A new process was developed to filter out the noise introduced by the environmental conditions on the reflected signal due to the narrowness of the river compared to the size of the Fresnel areas, the presence of vegetation on the river banks, and the presence of boats causing multiple reflections. This process involved the removal of multipeaks in the Lomb-Scargle Periodogram (LSP) output and an iterative least square estimation (LSE) of the output heights. Evaluation of the results was performed against pressure-derived water heights. The best results were obtained using all GNSS bands (L1, L2, and L5) simultaneously: R = 0.99, ubRMSD = 0.31 m. We showed that the quality of the retrieved heights was consistent, whatever the vertical velocity of the reflecting surface, and was highly dependent on the number of satellites visible. The sampling period of our solution was 1 min with a 5-min moving window, and no tide models or fit were used in the inversion process. This highlights the potential of the dynamic SNR method to detect and monitor extreme events with GNSS-R, including those affecting inland waters such as flash floods. Numéro de notice : A2021-406 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/rs13091856 date de publication en ligne : 10/05/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13091856 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97722 [article]

Python software tools for GNSS interferometric reflectometry (GNSS-IR) / Angel Martín in GPS solutions, Vol 24 n° 4 (October 2020)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > Vol 24 n° 4 (October 2020) . - 7 p. Titre : Python software tools for GNSS interferometric reflectometry (GNSS-IR) Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Angel Martín, Auteur ; Raquel Luján, Auteur ; Ana Belén Anquela, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : 7 p. Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] antenne GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] format RINEX [Termes descripteurs IGN] humidité du sol [Termes descripteurs IGN] Python (langage de programmation) [Termes descripteurs IGN] rapport signal sur bruit [Termes descripteurs IGN] réflectométrie par GNSS Résumé : (auteur) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interferometric reflectometry, also known as the GNSS-IR, uses data from geodetic-quality GNSS antennas to extract information about the environment surrounding the antenna. Soil moisture monitoring is one of the most important applications of the GNSS-IR technique. This manuscript presents the main ideas and implementation decisions needed to write the Python code for software tools that transform RINEX format observation and navigation files into an appropriate format for GNSS-IR (which includes the SNR observations and the azimuth and elevation of the satellites) and to determine the reflection height and the adjusted phase and amplitude values of the interferometric wave for each individual satellite track. The main goal of the manuscript is to share the software with the scientific community to introduce new users to the GNSS-IR technique. Numéro de notice : A2020-523 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-01010-0 date de publication en ligne : 20/07/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-01010-0 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95696 [article]

Raytracing atmospheric delays in ground-based GNSS reflectometry / T. Nicolaidou in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 8 (August 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 8 (August 2020) . - n° 68 Titre : Raytracing atmospheric delays in ground-based GNSS reflectometry Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : T. Nicolaidou, Auteur ; M.C. Santos, Auteur ; Simon D.P. Williams, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 68 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] coin réflecteur [Termes descripteurs IGN] correction atmosphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] lancer de rayons [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle atmosphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] réflectométrie par GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] réfraction [Termes descripteurs IGN] temps de propagation Résumé : (auteur) Several studies have recognized that Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) is subject to atmospheric propagation delays. Unfortunately, there is little information in the peer-reviewed literature about the methods and algorithms involved in correcting for this effect. We have developed an atmospheric ray-tracing procedure to solve rigorously the three-point boundary value problem of ground-based GNSS-R observations. We defined the reflection-minus-direct or interferometric delay in terms of vacuum distance and radio length. We clarified the roles of linear and angular refraction in splitting the total delay in two components, along-path and geometric. We have introduced for the first time two subcomponents of the atmospheric geometric delay, the geometry shift and the geometric excess. We have defined corresponding atmospheric altimetry corrections necessary for unbiased altimetry retrievals. Using simulations, we examined the interferometric atmospheric delay for a range of typical scenarios, where it attained centimeter-level values at low satellite elevation angles ~ 5° for a 10-m high station. We found a linear and exponential dependence on reflector height and satellite elevation angle, respectively. A similar trend was found for the atmospheric altimetry correction, albeit with an amplified meter-level magnitude. The two delay components were similar near the horizon while the angular one vanished at zenith. For the altimetry correction components, both remained non-zero at zenith. We thus quantified the atmospheric bias in GNSS-R sea level retrievals. Numéro de notice : A2020-538 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01390-8 date de publication en ligne : 23/07/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01390-8 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95731 [article]

Real-time sea-level monitoring using Kalman filtering of GNSS-R data / Joakim Strandberg in GPS solutions, vol 23 n° 3 (July 2019)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 23 n° 3 (July 2019) Titre : Real-time sea-level monitoring using Kalman filtering of GNSS-R data Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Joakim Strandberg, Auteur ; Thomas Hobiger, Auteur ; Rüdiger Haas, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Nivellement [Termes descripteurs IGN] B-Spline [Termes descripteurs IGN] déformation de la croute terrestre [Termes descripteurs IGN] filtre de Kalman [Termes descripteurs IGN] glace de mer [Termes descripteurs IGN] marée terrestre [Termes descripteurs IGN] niveau de la mer [Termes descripteurs IGN] rapport signal sur bruit [Termes descripteurs IGN] réflectométrie par GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] temps réel Résumé : (auteur) Current GNSS-R (GNSS reflectometry) techniques for sea surface measurements require data collection over longer periods, limiting their usability for real-time applications. In this work, we present a new, alternative GNSS-R approach based on the unscented Kalman filter and the so-called inverse modeling approach. The new method makes use of a mathematical description that relates SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) variations to multipath effects and uses a B-spline formalism to obtain time series of reflector height. The presented algorithm can provide results in real time with a precision that is significantly better than spectral inversion methods and almost comparable to results from inverse modeling in post-processing mode. To verify the performance, the method has been tested at station GTGU at the Onsala Space Observatory, Sweden, and at the station SPBY in Spring Bay, Australia. The RMS (root mean square) error with respect to nearby tide gauge data was found to be 2.0 cm at GTGU and 4.8 cm at SPBY when evaluating the output corresponding to real-time analysis. The method can also be applied in post-processing, resulting in RMS errors of 1.5 cm and 3.3 cm for GTGU and SPBY, respectively. Finally, based on SNR data from GTGU, it is also shown that the Kalman filter approach is able to detect the presence of sea ice with a higher temporal resolution than the previous methods and traditional remote sensing techniques which monitor ice in coastal regions. Numéro de notice : A2019-198 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-019-0851-1 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-019-0851-1 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=92653 [article]

Parameter estimation with GNSS-reflectometry and GNSS synthetic aperture techniques / Miguel Angel Ribot Sanfelix (2018)  

Public Titre : Parameter estimation with GNSS-reflectometry and GNSS synthetic aperture techniques Type de document : Thèse/HDR Auteurs : Miguel Angel Ribot Sanfelix, Auteur ; Pierre-André Farine, Directeur de thèse ; Cyril Botteron, Directeur de thèse Editeur : Lausanne : Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL Année de publication : 2018 Importance : 187 p. Format : 21 x 30 cm Note générale : bibliographie Thèse présentée à l'Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne pour l'obtention du grade de Docteur ès Sciences Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement du signal [Termes descripteurs IGN] classification par maximum de vraisemblance [Termes descripteurs IGN] correction du trajet multiple [Termes descripteurs IGN] erreur de positionnement [Termes descripteurs IGN] filtre de Kalman [Termes descripteurs IGN] interférence [Termes descripteurs IGN] ligne de visée [Termes descripteurs IGN] phase [Termes descripteurs IGN] récepteur GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] réflectométrie par GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] signal GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] signal GPS Résumé : (auteur) Aside from intentional interference, multipath is the most significant error source for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receivers in many operational scenarios. In this thesis, we study the multipath estimation from two different perspectives: to retrieve useful information from it using GNSS-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) techniques; and to mitigate its effects or to estimate its direction-of-arrival (DOA) as well as the line-of-sight (LOS) signal’s using synthetic aperture (SA) processing. The first part of the thesis focuses on precision bounds for GNSS-R techniques for groundbased receivers, in scenarios where a single antenna simultaneously receives the LOS signal and a specular reflection. First, we derive the Cramér-Rao bound (CRB) of the receiver’s height and the reflection coefficient, with the latter depending on the surface’s electrical properties. More specifically, we propose a CRB derivation applicable to GNSS-R techniques that make use of the phase information and long observation times, such as the interference pattern technique (IPT). The derivation is based on the parameter transformation of the Fisher information matrix. We study the dependence of the computed CRB on the scenario and the receiver bandwidth. The CRB results for the simulated scenarios are consistent with the precision reported for many GNSS-R techniques used in these scenarios. The proposed CRB is meant to benchmark and compare new and existing techniques. Besides the derived CRB, we propose an algorithm to obtain the maximum-likelihood (ML) estimator of the parameters of interest with the IPT: the segmented ML estimator (SML). The SML transforms a complex multivariate optimization problem into multiple simpler ones by dividing the parameter search space taking advantage of the cost function’s particular structure. The SML is validated with simulated signal and asymptotically cross-validates the CRB results. The second part of the thesis is devoted to the study of the SA processing of GNSS signals. The goal is to estimate the DOA of the signals received, and mitigate errors in the navigation solution caused by interfering signals, such as multipath. We start by deriving the CRB for the SA context, as a function of the antenna trajectory. This CRB considers the effect of the antenna complex gain, and we show in simulations that it is possible to achieve meaningful DOA estimation only by changing the antenna’s orientation. We continue by proposing a development framework built upon a signal tracking architecture integrating SA processing. Before any SA processing, it is necessary to estimate and compensate any carrier phase contribution not related to the antenna motion. To do so, we propose two new sequential techniques based on the extended Kalman filter (EKF). Also, we develop an open-loop version of the proposed SA tracking architecture, more robust than its closed-loop counterpart. Finally, we validate the proposed architecture and SA-based techniques with synthetic GPS signals at first, and then with real signals, recorded using an antenna mounted on a mechanical rotating arm. The obtained results validate the implemented techniques and show how the proposed SA architecture can ultimately mitigate the position bias error observed in environments with severe multipath interference. Note de contenu : 1- Introduction 2- GNSS-Reflectomery and Synthetic Aperture Processing: An Overview 3- Parameter Estimation in GNSS-Reflectometry Scenarios with Coherent Reflection 4- Spatial Filtering of GNSS Signals with Synthetic Aperture Processing 5- Conclusions Numéro de notice : 25793 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : IMAGERIE Nature : Thèse étrangère Note de thèse : Thèse de Doctorat : Sciences : Lausanne : 2018 En ligne : https://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/253111?ln=fr Format de la ressource électronique : URL Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95019

Statistical comparison and combination of GPS, GLONASS, and multi-GNSS multipath reflectometry applied to snow depth retrieval / Sajad Tabibi in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 55 n° 7 (July 2017)  

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Springer handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems / Peter J.G. Teunissen (2017)

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Télédétection pour l'observation des surfaces continentales, Volume 2. Observation des surfaces continentales par télédétection micro-onde / Nicolas Baghdadi (2017)

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Télédétection pour l'observation des surfaces continentales, Volume 4. Observation des surfaces continentales par télédétection 2 / Nicolas Baghdadi (2017)

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Wetland monitoring with Global Navigation Satellite System reflectometry / Son V. Nghiem in Earth and space science, vol 4 n° 1 (January 2017)  

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A phase-altimetric simulator : studying the sensitivity of Earth-reflected GNSS signals to ocean topography / Aaron Maximilian Semmling in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 54 n° 11 (November 2016)  

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Long-term soil moisture dynamics derived from GNSS interferometric reflectometry: a case study for Sutherland, South Africa / Sibylle Vey in GPS solutions, vol 20 n° 4 (October 2016)  

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A statistical model and simulator for ocean-reflected GNSS signals / James L. Garrison in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 54 n° 10 (October 2016)  

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GNSS interferometric radio occultation / Manuel Martín-Neira in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 54 n° 9 (September 2016)  

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GLORI: A GNSS-R Dual Polarization Airborne Instrument for Land Surface Monitoring / Erwan Motte in Sensors, vol 16 n° 5 (May 2016)  

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