GPS carrier tracking loop performance in the presence of ionospheric scintillations

Proceedings of the 18th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation, ION GNSS 2005

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 156-167

  Humphreys, Todd E ^a,c   Psiaki, Mark L ^a,c   Kintner Jr , Paul M ^a,c,e   Ledvina, Brent M ^b,d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Applied Research Laboratories California   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e APS ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER LOCK THRESHOLD; COSTAS DISCRIMINATORS; GPS DATA; RECEIVER CLOCK NOISE;

BANDWIDTH; DATA RECORDING; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCINTILLATION;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 33646557328     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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