Simulation of Atmospheric Refractive Profile Retrieving from Low-Elevation Ground-Based GPS Observations

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Yi WU ◽  
Zhen-Jie HONG ◽  
Peng GUO ◽  
Jie ZHENG
Keyword(s):  
Gps Observations

scholarly journals On the uncertainty of height anomaly differences predicted by least-squares collocation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
E. Mysen
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Spatial Separation ◽  
Height Anomaly ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Least Squares Collocation ◽  
Normal Heights ◽  
Gravimetric Quasigeoid ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Grid Interpolation ◽  
Gps Observations

AbstractA network of pointwise available height anomalies, derived from levelling and GPS observations, can be densified by adjusting a gravimetric quasigeoid using least-squares collocation. The resulting type of Corrector Surface Model (CSM) is applied by Norwegian surveyors to convert ellipsoidal heights to normal heights expressed in the official height system NN2000. In this work, the uncertainty related to the use of a CSM to predict differences in height anomaly was sought. As previously, the application of variograms to determine the local statistical properties of the adopted collocation model led to predictions that were consistent with their computed uncertainties. For the purpose of predicting height anomaly differences, the effect of collocation was seen to be moderate in general for the small spatial separations considered (< 10 km). However, the relative impact of collocation could be appreciable, and increasing with distance, near the network. At last, it was argued that conservative uncertainties of height anomaly differences may be obtained by rescaling output of a grid interpolation by \sqrt \Delta, where Δ is the spatial separation of the two locations for which the difference is sought.

scholarly journals Comparison of seasonal and longitudinal variation of daytime MSTID activity using GPS observation and GAIA simulations

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mani Sivakandan ◽  
Yuichi Otsuka ◽  
Priyanka Ghosh ◽  
Hiroyuki Shinagawa ◽  
Atsuki Shinbori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Meridional Wind ◽  
Lower Atmosphere ◽  
Electron Content ◽  
Longitudinal Variation ◽  
Total Electron ◽  
Winter Peak ◽  
Density Perturbations ◽  
Two Peaks ◽  
Gps Observations

AbstractThe total electron content (TEC) data derived from the GAIA (Ground-to-topside model of Atmosphere Ionosphere for Aeronomy) is used to study the seasonal and longitudinal variation of occurrence of medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) during daytime (09:00–15:00 LT) for the year 2011 at eight locations in northern and southern hemispheres, and the results are compared with ground-based Global Positioning System (GPS)-TEC. To derive TEC variations caused by MSTIDs from the GAIA (GPS) data, we obtained detrended TEC by subtracting 2-h (1-h) running average from the TEC, and calculated standard deviation of the detrended TEC in 2 h (1 h). MSTID activity was defined as a ratio of the standard deviation to the averaged TEC. Both GAIA simulation and GPS observations data show that daytime MSTID activities in the northern and southern hemisphere (NH and SH) are higher in winter than in other seasons. From the GAIA simulation, the amplitude of the meridional wind variations, which could be representative of gravity waves (GWs), shows two peaks in winter and summer. The winter peak in the amplitude of the meridional wind variations coincides with the winter peak of the daytime MSTIDs, indicating that the high GW activity is responsible for the high MSTID activity. On the other hand, the MSTID activity does not increase in summer. This is because the GWs in the thermosphere propagate poleward in summer, and equatorward in winter, and the equatorward-propagating GWs cause large plasma density perturbations compared to the poleward-propagating GWs. Longitudinal variation of daytime MSTID activity in winter is seen in both hemispheres. The MSTID activity during winter in the NH is higher over Japan than USA, and the MSTID activity during winter in the SH is the highest in South America. In a nutshell, GAIA can successfully reproduce the seasonal and longitudinal variation of the daytime MSTIDs. This study confirms that GWs cause the daytime MSTIDs in GAIA and amplitude and propagation direction of the GWs control the noted seasonal variation. GW activities in the middle and lower atmosphere cause the longitudinal variation.

The structure of the mid- and high-latitude ionosphere during the November 2004 storm event obtained from GPS observations

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 490-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Krankowski ◽  
Irk I. Shagimuratov ◽  
Lubomir W. Baran ◽  
Galina Yakimova
Keyword(s):  
High Latitude ◽  
Storm Event ◽  
High Latitude Ionosphere ◽  
Gps Observations

scholarly journals The H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (H15) ◽  
pp. 808-808
Author(s):  
Emma de Oña-Wilhelmi
Keyword(s):  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
Binary Systems ◽  
Galactic Plane ◽  
Giant Molecular Clouds ◽  
Pulsar Wind Nebulae ◽  
Compact Binary ◽  
Pulsar Wind ◽  
Star Formation Regions ◽  
Galactic Sources ◽  
Gps Observations

AbstractThe H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey (GPS) has revealed a large number of Galactic Sources, including Pulsar Wind Nebulae (PWN), Supernova Remnants (SNRs), giant molecular clouds, star formation regions and compact binary systems, as well as a number of unidentified objects, or dark sources, for which no obvious counterparts at other wavelengths have yet been found. We will review the latest results from the GPS observations and discuss the most interesting cases.

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