Continuous time transfer using GPS carrier phase

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1480-1490

  Dach, Rolf ^a   Schildknecht, Thomas ^a   Springer, Tim ^a   Dudle, Gregor ^b   Prost, Leon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GEODESY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADAR RECEIVERS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

CONTINUOUS TIME TRANSFER; GEODETIC TIME TRANSFER TERMINALS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM CARRIER PHASE;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPACE FLIGHT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TELECOMMUNICATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH AMERICA; RADIO WAVES; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPACECRAFT; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036827061     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2002.1049729     Document Type: Article

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