基于四川GPS观测网络的分米级差分GPS接收机

基于四川GPS观测网络,本文提出采用低成本GPS-OEM板设计分米级差分GPS接收机。介绍四川GPS观测网络的工作原理,应用GPS观测网络改正由GPS轨道误差、电离层、对流层和大气折射引起的误差,将高精度的差分信息通过GPRS发给流动站来提高接收机的定位精度;论证了差分GPS的定位原理;最后提出整个系统的设计方案,用Thales DG14L OEM板处理GPS天线接收到的卫星信息,同时对GPRS天线接收数据中心差分信号进行差分运算。单片机控制软件采用汇编语言和C语言来编写。系统的实验结果表明,差分GPS接收机应用效果好,定位精度高,最重要的是降低了接收机的成本。     

GPS系统硬件延迟估计方法及其在TEC计算中的应用

给出了用于估计GPS系统硬件延迟的卡尔曼滤波的状态方程和观测方程，在卫星和接收机相对硬件延迟计算方法的基础上，进一步给出了滤波器初值的计算方法，然后给出了GPS系统硬件延迟和卫星相对于平均值的硬件延迟的计算结果，并对GPS系统硬件延迟及卫星和接收机硬件延迟的稳定性进行了评价，结果表明，在两个半月的时间里，它们是非常稳定的，最后通过TEC的计算结果及其与滤波估计的比较证明了本文方法的正确性.     

高压输电线影响GPS信号试验

采用Trimble Net R8 GPS接收机,通过高压场地试验,研究高压输电线对GPS信号的影响。结果显示:高压输电线电晕放电产生的无线电干扰不会导致GPS接收机对卫星的失锁,不会引起载波相位观测值断记。利用高次差法和双频组合双差的方法探测周跳,显示高压线不会使载波相位产生小于1周的周跳。研究认为,高压线对GPS L波段信号没有影响,建议勘选GPS基准站站址时,可适当放宽高压线距约束。     

海洋地球物理测量中GPS数据问题与处理

海上走航式地球物理测量的精度在很大程度上依赖于GPS（全球导航定位授时系统）数据观测的精度.由于各种原因,船载GPS测量会遇到多种问题.对记录到的GPS数据进行处理是获得高质量GPS数据一个不可缺少的环节.本文通过对多个海洋重磁调查航次的GPS观测数据进行处理,介绍了船载GPS测量中遇到的一些典型问题,以及相应的数据处理方法.本文指出,为保证数据采集的质量,船载GPS测量一般应使用两台GPS接收机同时进行测量.在数据处理时,将其中记录较稳定、可靠的一台GPS接收机作为主机,而另一台作为辅机.数据处理时,以主机记录的数据为主,当主机数据缺失时,则使用附机的数据作为补充.我们的长期观测结果表明,主机和附机之间总是存在时间差,目前我们没有发现时间差出现的规律和这种时间差出现的确切原因.用附机的数据来补充主机数据时,应该进行时间差调整.对于同一台GPS接收机的数据,本文介绍了野值、零值、重复值、时间间断和航迹间断等现象.同时文章中介绍了对于野值、零值、重复值、时间间断和航迹间断等数据,在进行数据处理时,可用剔除、插值、补遗等办法对上述出现的问题进行处理.本文认为,天气状况、卫星分布、天线运动姿态、接收机工作的稳定性、解码模块、运算〖JP3〗速度、多路径效应等都可能对GPS观测造成影响,但目前我们还并不能确定造成海上GPS测量出现问题的确切原因.     

基于CORS网络的单频GPS实时精密单点定位新方法

利用单频接收机实现大范围、高精度快速实时定位是卫星大地测量研究的热点和难点问题之一.本文提出了一套基于连续运行参考站系统(CORS)的误差实时建模数据处理方法,设计并实现了一种新的GPS单频接收机实时精密单点定位服务方法.然后,利用山西省CORS网内一组实测动态数据,以及从湖北省CORS网和武汉市CORS网选取的一组实测静态数据进行测试,验证分析了所提出方法用于实时定位服务的可行性.结果表明:对于站间平均距离小于71 km的参考网,网内单频用户按照实时处理模式,在经过数秒钟的初始化后即可获得厘米级的动态精密单点定位结果.这为GPS单频接收机用户实现快速实时精密单点定位提供了一种可行的新方法.     

LEO GPS接收机仪器偏差估计

LEO GPS观测已成为空间电离层研究重要手段之一,通过GPS双频观测值获取的TEC则是电离层探测的一个重要参量,为获取高精度TEC需估计和消除GPS接收机仪器偏差（DCB）.本文旨在探索一种全新的LEO GPS接收机仪器偏差的估计方法：基于电离层球对称的假设,利用CHAMP和COSMIC原始GPS观测数据,采用几何映射函数,通过最小二乘解算出GPS接收机仪器偏差.结果表明：(1)2008年1月份期间,通过上述方法解算的仪器偏差都较稳定,相比COSMIC网上发布结果,标准偏差都在0.6 ns以内;（2）COSMIC（轨道高度大约800 km）仪器偏差估计结果优于CHAMP（轨道高度大约400 km）的结果,原因为：对于不同轨道高度LEO GPS仪器偏差估计,其较高轨道高度的电离层球对称假设影响较小.     

低轨卫星轨道误差对中性层延迟量影响的模拟研究

GPS掩星监测大气方法中需要载有GPS接收机的卫星的精密定轨信息，而该卫星的轨道 精度对GPS掩星监测大气的效果进行分析是十分必要的. 基于地球大气模式CIRA1986，本文采用三维射线跟踪方法模拟了有代表性的5次完整的GPS掩星事件，得到了卫星的轨道精度 对GPS掩星测量中关键参数的影响的初步结果. 结果表明，该卫星的常规轨道误差对掩星测量的影响较小，完全可以采用差分定位方法来获取掩星测量中所需要的卫星定轨信息.     

山基GPS掩星与自动气象站观测结果比较

山基GPS掩星技术可以精确获得低层大气折射率信息,其观测原理是:在高山的山顶安装GPS接收机,跟踪GPS卫星的低仰角和负仰角信号,通过载波相位的变化求出大气折射造成的弯曲角剖面,从而利用科学反演方法获得观测点高度以下的大气折射率剖面.为了对山基掩星测量数据进行验证,2005年8月1日～29日,在河北雾灵山(40.60°N,117.48°E,2118m)开展了为期一个月的山基GPS掩星观测与其他探测的时比实验.实验所用的JAVAD双频GPS接收机共工作576小时,接收机朝南观测,记录到山基掩星事件1136次,其中上升掩星621次,下降掩星515次.实验期间,在雾灵山顶利用自动气象观测仪每天24小时观测当地的温度、湿度和气压,由此可计算大气折射率.本文利用雾灵山GPS掩星实验所获得的观测数据,成功反演得到大气折射率剖面,并将所得接收机高度的折射率与雾灵山顶自动气象站观测结果进行比对,分析结果表明:山基GPS掩星和自动气象站观测结果是一致的.山基GPS掩星观测可为低层大气环境监测提供大量数据,具有潜在的应用前景.     

GPS接收机仪器偏差的短期时变特征提取与建模

卫星和接收机仪器偏差(Differential Code Biases,DCB)是利用GPS(Global Positioning System)研究电离层的两类主要误差源.由于所处的空间环境恒定,且可被全球跟踪站连续观测,GPS卫星的DCB具备长期稳定性和较高的估计精度.但针对各类型接收机而言,受测站环境、硬件设施等影响,其DCB可能会呈现明显的短期变化.精确地模型化接收机DCB的短期变化特征,将有助于提高GPS电离层产品的可靠性,以及基于这些产品反演空间和地球科学现象的准确性.采用零/短基线GPS数据,本文改进了提取和分析接收机DCB变化的现有方案.随后,本文推导了一种能直接估计接收机DCB的函数模型.当检验出接收机DCB的短期变化服从随机游走时,通过对比接收机DCB的直接估值与间接提取值之间的符合程度,可"试探出"过程噪声标准差的最优经验值.实验分析选用4台双频接收机(共形成1条零基线和2条短基线,间距最大为15m)多天的观测数据,主要结论包括:1)改进的接收机DCB提取方案能较好地克服低频伪距噪声和多路径效应的影响;2)针对零基线,其接收机DCB在各天内的变化量级小于1TECu,变化趋势则可采用过程噪声标准差为1.0~1.5mm的随机游走加以描述;3)对应于某短基线的接收机DCB在某天内的变化可达12TECu,当采用随机游走描述其趋势时,过程噪声标准差的经验值超过2mm.     

GPS单历元定位新算法用于滑坡监测di

在滑坡变形较大时，常规GPS静态观测方式满足不了滑坡实时监测的需要. 本文结合滑坡变形的特点，利用GPS单历元定位新方法frac34;单历元阻尼LAMBDA方法，对滑坡实时形变进行了监测试验. 该方法不需要考虑GPS载波相位测量中棘手的周跳问题，每一历元即可搜索到正确的整周模糊度，从而获得监测点厘米级精度的坐标. 采用平滑方法后可以分辨出毫米级精度的坐标和滑动速度，扩大了GPS形变监测的应用范围. 本文简要介绍了新方法的原理，并使用低价位的单频GPS接收机，在江西省一个实测滑坡中取得了较好的应用效果.       

电离层不规则结构漂移的GPS测量及其初步结果

本文阐述了利用GPS接收机台阵测量到的闪烁和TEC变化率ROT快速起伏图样估计F层不规则结构漂移的原理和方法,并利用实测数据估计了静日和暴时电离层不规则结构的水平漂移速度.短间距台网和超短间距台链观测实例的计算结果表明,暴时武汉地区引起TEC快速起伏的电离层不规则结构沿纬圈向西漂移,21∶30至03∶00 LT,西向漂移速度在约40 m/s至130 m/s的范围内变化;在桂林地区,磁静日午夜前后引起L波段电波闪烁的电离层不规则结构沿纬圈向东漂移,漂移速度从约70 m/s下降到约55 m/s,磁扰日午夜前不规则结构向西漂移,速度从约150 m/s下降到约50 m/s,午夜后转为向东漂移,速度从约25 m/s上升到约65 m/s.文中还提出了由单站多卫星观测估计F层不规则结构漂移的设想.实例分析与计算结果表明,利用单站多卫星观测估计电离层不规则结构漂移是一种合理可行的方法.     

Test of GPS for permanent ionospheric TEC monitoring at high latitudes

The Global Positioning System (GPS) observables are affected by the ionosphere. The dispersive nature of this effect and the use of two frequencies in the GPS observations make possible to measure the ionospheric total electron content (TEC) from dual frequency GPS data. In this work we test the concept of permanent monitoring of TEC using a network of GPS receivers at high latitudes. We have used GPS data from five permanent receivers in Scandinavia, from 1–30 January 1994, with geographic latitudes ranging from 57.4^°N to 78.9^°N. The results show the capability of the method to monitor the evolution of TEC as a function of time and geographical location. We have detected night-time enhancements almost every night for some of the stations, and we have also been able to produce maps of the instantaneous TEC as a function of both latitude and longitude around the GPS network. We also present some of the current limitations in the use of GPS for estimating TEC at high latitudes such as the difficulties in solving for cycle-slips, and the necessity of reliable values for the receiver and satellite differential instrumental biases.     

Equatorial ionization anomaly of the total electron content and equatorial electrojet of ground-based geomagnetic field strength

Measurements from ground-based receiver chains of the global positioning system (GPS) and magnetometers of the Circum-pan Pacific Magnetometer Network (CPMN) in the west Pacific region during 1999–2003 are examined. The ionospheric total electron content (TEC) derived from the GPS receivers is used to observe the strength, location, and occurrence time of the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) crests, which resulted from the equatorial plasma E×B drift fountain. The magnetic field strength of CPMN is employed to monitor the equatorial electrojet (EEJ), and to further estimate the effectiveness of the E×B drift to the EIA crests. Results show that the strength and location of the EIA crests are proportional to the EEJ strength.     

A Method for the Ionospheric Delay Estimation and Interpolation in a Local GPS Network

To estimate ionospheric delays from the Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements, satellite and receiver equipment biases have to be modeled. This paper presents a procedure based on the least squares (LS) approach, which implicitly takes into account these equipment biases in the estimation of the ionospheric effect. The second part of this work deals with the interpolation of the ionospheric correction from a permanent GPS network to a single frequency GPS user. The results obtained show that for 10-cm position accuracy the ionospheric delay can be successfully interpolated when the GPS user is within 40 km of the GPS permanent network.     

Imaging of the Antarctic ionosphere: Experimental results

Ground-based dual-frequency GPS observations can be used to create images of electron density. This is well established for the Arctic ionosphere; here one of the first results is presented for the Antarctic. In this study, the GPS receivers in the Antarctic are supplemented with another GPS receiver onboard CHAMP. The aim of the study is to demonstrate the technique for investigating geophysical events, for example, an ionospheric disturbance period on 11 February 2004. The images have been validated by in-situ measurements from DMSP and CHAMP satellites, as well as Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) convection patterns, which are able to confirm the location, presence, and transportation of large-scale plasma patches. This study indicates that although the convection still dominates in the high-latitude ionosphere, soft precipitation within the polar cap may play a role in the evolution of the polar patches. It also illustrates the potential for future multi-instrument studies of the Antarctic.     

Seismic receiver coupling to the seafloor

The presence of geophysical receivers on the seafloor changes the local wave field due to the receiver seafloor interaction. The resulting PP- and PS-wave distortion of the wave field is often referred to as receiver coupling to the seafloor and can make data processing challenging and sometimes impossible. This paper provides an overview of the mathematical approaches to describe receiver coupling, how to estimate receiver coupling and what the difficulties and possible solutions are. The first section shows how the mathematical approach developed from a simple model considering only the vertical receiver component to include all three receiver components and their interactions with the seafloor. In the second section, I show how receiver coupling can be measured and how it can be improved using mathematical and data-driven approaches.     

Assessment of NeQuick ionospheric model for Galileo single-frequency users

The ionosphere is the main error source in GNSS measurements and in extreme cases can degrade the positioning significantly, with errors exceeding 100 m; therefore, modelling and predicting of this type of error is crucial and critical. The ionospheric effect can be reduced using different techniques, such as dual-frequency receiver or suitable augmentation system (DGPS, SBAS); the aforesaid approaches involve the use of expensive devices and/or complex architectures. Single frequency stand-alone receivers are the cheapest and most widespread GNSS devices; they can estimate and partially correct the error due to the ionosphere, through adequate algorithms, which use parameters broadcasted by the navigation message. The aim of this paper is performance assessment of the ionospheric model NeQuick, adopted by the European GNSS Galileo for single frequency receivers. The analysis is performed in measurements domain and the data are collected in different geographical locations and in various geomagnetic conditions.     

COSMIC低轨卫星GPS接收机差分码偏差估计

GPS接收机差分码偏差（Differential Code Bias,DCB）是利用COSMIC低轨卫星观测值反演电离层总电子含量TEC的一项重要误差源.本文将COSMIC卫星轨道高度以上的电离层作为一个单层,采用球谐函数来参数化电离层TEC值,并利用最小二乘法同时估算电离层球谐系数和DCB参数.运用这种方法对2012年12月份的所有COSMIC卫星GPS接收机DCB进行了解算,并与COSMIC数据分析与档案中心CDAAC提供的产品进行了比较.实验结果表明：在2012年12月期间,估计的接收机DCB与CDAAC结果符合的较好,二者DCB变化趋势相近,DCB差值的RMS值在2 TECU以内,且最大绝对差值小于3 TECU;此外,本文计算的接收机DCB估计误差主要分布在0.2~0.4 TECU之间,具有较高的内符合精度.