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A method of estimating GPS instrumental biases with a convolution algorithm

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This paper presents a method of deriving the instrumental differential code biases (DCBs) of GPS satellites and dual frequency receivers. Considering that the total electron content (TEC) varies smoothly over a small area, one ionospheric pierce point (IPP) and four more nearby IPPs were selected to build an equation with a convolution algorithm. In addition, unknown DCB parameters were arranged into a set of equations with GPS observations in a day unit by assuming that DCBs do not vary within a day. Then, the DCBs of satellites and receivers were determined by solving the equation set with the least-squares fitting technique. The performance of this method is examined by applying it to 361 days in 2014 using the observation data from 1311 GPS Earth Observation Network (GEONET) receivers. The result was crosswise-compared with the DCB estimated by the mesh method and the IONEX products from the Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE). The DCB values derived by this method agree with those of the mesh method and the CODE products, with biases of 0.091 ns and 0.321 ns, respectively. The convolution method's accuracy and stability were quite good and showed improvements over the mesh method.

GPSDCBTECIonosphericConvolutionGEONET

Qi Li、Guanyi Ma、Weijun Lu、Qingtao Wan、Jiangtao Fan、Xiaolan Wang、Jinghua Li、Changhua Li

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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences

National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2018

Advances in space research: The official journal of the Committee on Space Research
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