Calibration errors on experimental slant total electron content (TEC) determined with GPS

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-120

  Ciraolo, L ^a   Azpilicueta, F ^b   Brunini, C ^b,c   Meza, A ^b,c   Radicella, S M ^d  

^a IFAC CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential code bias (DCB); GPS, Inter frequency bias; Levelling carrier to code TEC; Total electron content (TEC)

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ERROR CORRECTION; GNSS; GPS; IONOSPHERE; LEVELING;

EID: 33846679441     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-006-0093-1     Document Type: Article

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