Phase center modeling for LEO GPS receiver antennas and its impact on precise orbit determination

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1145-1162

  Jäggi, Adrian ^a   Dach, R ^a   Montenbruck, O ^b   Hugentobler, U ^c   Bock, H ^a   Beutler, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antenna phase center variation (PCV) modeling; GPS; Low Earth orbiter (LEO); Precise orbit determination (POD); Pseudo stochastic orbit modeling

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; GNSS; GPS; GRAVITY FIELD; MODELING; ORBIT DETERMINATION; SATELLITE DATA; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 71049186893     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-009-0333-2     Document Type: Article

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