Use of C-Band frequencies for satellite navigation: benefits and drawbacks

GPS Solutions

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 119-139

  Irsigler, Markus ^a   Hein, Günter W ^a   Schmitz Peiffer, Andreas ^b  

^a BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delay Lock Loop; Phase Lock Loop; Phase Noise; Rain Attenuation; Total Electron Content

Indexed keywords

DELAY LOCK LOOPS; IONOSPHERE; LOCKS (FASTENERS); NAVIGATION; PHASE NOISE; RADIO COMMUNICATION; RAIN; SATELLITES;

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; FOLIAGE ATTENUATION; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; PHASE LOCK LOOP (PLL); RAIN ATTENUATION; RAINFALL ATTENUATIONS; SATELLITE NAVIGATION; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE);

EID: 84963594302     PISSN: 10805370     EISSN: 15211886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10291-004-0098-2     Document Type: Article

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