Comparison of approaches to zenith tropospheric delay determination based on data of atmosphere radio sounding and GNSS observation
Journal Title: Геодезія, картографія і аерофотознімання - Year 2018, Vol 88, Issue 2
Abstract
Currently, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are increasingly used in atmospheric monitoring tasks. To determine tropospheric delays, two approaches are most often used: the calculation of atmospheric radio sounding data and the processing of GNSS observations. GNSS processing is, generally, based on two methods, namely precise point positioning (PPP) and double-differencing (DD). PPP is a potent data analysis instrument sensitive to a variety of parameters. This paper demonstrates that PPP can be used not only for positioning and navigation but also for other atmospheric monitoring tasks. Purpose. Realization of a comparative analysis of various approaches for tropospheric delays determination based on the results of GNSS observations processing by the PPP and DD methods, and on atmospheric radio sounding data. Methodology. The observation data from following GNSS stations were used: BUCU (Bucharest, Romania), GANP (Ganovce, Slovakia) and GLSV (Kyiv, Ukraine), as well as, located nearby, aerological stations 15420 (Bucharest, Romania), 11952 (Poprad-Ganovce, Slovakia), 33345 (Kiev, Ukraine). Therefore, in this work the zenith tropospheric delay () determination is performed according to GNSS observation data using the PPP method with the application of the software package GIPSY-OASIS and the DD method by means of the Bernese GNSS Software and GAMIT-GLOBK software packages. The obtained results were compared with the corresponding radio sounding data. Results. The values obtained using different approaches correspond to a sub-centimeter level of accuracy with respect to radio sounding data, while the best results were obtained by the PPP method at Slovak stations (millimeter level), where the distance between the location of the aerological and GNSS stations is less than 1 km, i.e. they are in the same atmospheric conditions. This suggests that the PPP method provides a better level of accuracy and can be used precisely to determine tropospheric delays. Scientific novelty, practical significance. The technology of continuous atmospheric monitoring using GNSS stations and observations processing technology from these stations based on the absolute positioning PPP. The obtained results after their completion can be used in thoughtful investigations of tropospheric effects through GNSS observations and for numberous atmospheric monitoring applications.
Authors and Affiliations
S. Savchuk, N. I. Kablak, A. Khoptar
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