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Li Jinghua, Ma Guanyi. Effect of ionospheric irregularities on GPS performance[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2013, 33(2): 158-169. doi: 10.11728/cjss2013.02.158
Citation: Li Jinghua, Ma Guanyi. Effect of ionospheric irregularities on GPS performance[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2013, 33(2): 158-169. doi: 10.11728/cjss2013.02.158
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Effect of ionospheric irregularities on GPS performance

doi: 10.11728/cjss2013.02.158 cstr: 32142.14.cjss2013.02.158
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    National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100012

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    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049

  • Received Date: 2012-03-08
  • Rev Recd Date: 2012-10-08
  • Publish Date: 2013-03-15
    Abstract
  • Ionospheric irregularities may cause the amplitude and phase fluctuation of the trans-ionospheric radio signals, known as ionospheric scintillation. It can increase the tracking error of Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, degrade the positioning accuracy and precision, and even cause loss of lock. This paper is a review of the effect of ionospheric irregularities on GPS receiver's performance. First, the parameters used to describe the ionospheric irregularities and the GPS receiver tracking loops are introduced. Based on the scintillation signal model, the results on how the ionospheric scintillation affects the performances of carrier and code tracking loops are summarized. Then the positioning errors of single frequency and dual-frequency GPS receivers are analyzed and discussed under realistic ionospheric scintillation environments. Finally, possible suggestions to future research topics are given.

     

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