An evaluation of the expression of the atmospheric refractivity for GPS signals

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Aparicio, Josep M ^a   Laroche, Stéphane ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; RADIO NAVIGATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC REFRACTIVITY; AVERAGE RELATIVE ERROR; DRY AIR; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; GPS SIGNALS; L-BAND FREQUENCIES; MICROPHYSICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SATELLITE RADIONAVIGATION; SIMPLE EXPRESSION; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY;

REFRACTION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; GNSS; GPS; MOISTURE CONTENT; REFRACTION; SIGNAL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 79958083246     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015214     Document Type: Article

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