Isolating the multipath component in GNSS signal-to-noise data and locating reflecting objects

Radio Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Benton, C J ^a   Mitchell, C N ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS; HIGH FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; INPUT DATAS; IONOSPHERIC SCINTILLATION; MULTI-PATH; MULTI-PATH COMPONENTS; SIGNAL TO NOISE; TROPOSPHERIC ABSORPTIONS;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 81255147841     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011RS004767     Document Type: Article

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