Variance-covariance modeling of atmospheric errors for satellite-based network positioning

Navigation, Journal of the Institute of Navigation

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-170

  Radovanovic, R S ^a   El Sheimy, N ^a   Teskey, W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; RANDOM PROCESSES; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC ERRORS; SATELLITE-BASED NETWORK POSITIONING; VARIANCE-COVARIANCE MODELING;

SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS;

EID: 4644247783     PISSN: 00281522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-4296.2004.tb00348.x     Document Type: Article

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