PLL performance for signals in the presence of thermal noise, phase noise, and ionospheric scintillation

Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation - 19th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, ION GNSS 2006

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 1341-1357

  Yu, W ^a   Lachapelle, G ^a   Skone, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER TRACKING LOOPS; IONOSPHERIC SCINTILLATION; PHASE VARIATION; WIDEBAND DATA;

GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); IONOSPHERE; PHASE NOISE; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; THERMAL NOISE; TRACKING (POSITION);

SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247109646     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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