Spatiotemporal accuracy evaluation anderrors analysis ofglobal VTEC maps using asimulation technique
Spatiotemporal accuracy evaluation anderrors analysis ofglobal VTEC maps using asimulation technique
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基于仿真技术的全球VTEC地图时空精度评估与误差分析
DOI:
10.1007/s10291-022-01343-y
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发表时间:
2022
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影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
李新星
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作者:
林剑;李新星
The computation of vertical total electron content (VTEC) maps has become an important issue gradually for the international .GNSS service. Given the current literature reports, little research is involved in the quantitative analysis of each error of .the VTEC map and the spatiotemporal characteristic of global VTEC accuracy. Based on the single layer model and sphere .harmonic function, we propose an approach using simulated GPS data to comprehensively verify the accuracy of the VTEC .map. The spatiotemporal characteristic of global VTEC accuracy and the errors induced by diferent processing steps, i.e., .carrier phase to code leveling, mapping function (MF), DCB estimation and coefcient ftting, are analyzed and discussed .in detail. In addition, the efect of solar activity on the accuracy of the global VTEC map, MF and DCB estimation has been .discussed. The results suggest: First, it is found that the MF error at sunrise is more signifcant than that at sunset, and this .important characteristic can be proven based on the analysis of theoryand ionospheric radio occultation and VTEC measurements;. second, the MF is the most signifcant error source in the VTEC processing for regions with dense and homogeneous .distributed GPS stations, e.g., North America and Europe. The VTEC accuracy in these regions can be improved by 100% .with the satellite elevation cutof angle increasing from 12° to 30°; fnally, compared with the global VTEC accuracy using .350 GPS stations observations, the accuracy is improved by 306% based on the double GPS stations with even distribution.