Impacts of Stochastic Modeling on GPS-derived ZTD Estimations

Details Impacts of Stochastic Modeling on GPS-derived ZTD Estimations Impacts of Stochastic Modeling on GPS-derived ZTD Estimations

2010-10-10

arxiv.org/abs/1010.1891v1

Physics

Space Physics

Proceeding of ION GNSS 2004, Sep. 21-24, California, USA

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GPS-derived ZTD (Zenith Tropospheric Delay) plays a key role in near real-time weather forecasting, especially in improving the precision of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models. The ZTD is usually estimated using the first-order Gauss-Markov process with a fairly large correlation, and under the assumption that all the GPS measurements, carrier phases or pseudo-ranges, have the same accuracy. However, these assumptions are unrealistic. This paper aims to investigate the impact of several stochastic modeling methods on GPS-derived ZTD estimations using Australian IGS data. The results show that the accuracy of GPS-derived ZTD can be improved using a suitable stochastic model for the GPS measurements. The stochastic model using satellite elevation angle-based cosine function is better than other investigated stochastic models. It is noted that, when different stochastic modeling strategies are used, the variations in estimated ZTD can reach as much as 1cm. This improvement of ZTD estimation is certainly critical for reliable NWP and other tropospheric delay corrections.

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