• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.267-282
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• 2008

The GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) signal is delayed by the neutral atmosphere at the troposphere, so that the delay is one of major error sources for GNSS precise positioning. The tropospheric delay is an integrated refractive index along the path of GNSS signal. The refractive index is empirically related to standard meteorological variables, such as pressure, temperature and water vapor partial pressure, therefore the tropospheric delay could be calculated from them. In this paper, it is presented how to generate meteorological data where observation cannot be performed. KASI(Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute) has operated 9 GPS (Global Positioning System) permanent stations equipped with co-located MET3A, which is a meteorological sensor. Meteorological data are generated from observations of MET3A by Ordinary Kriging. To compensate a blank of observation data, simple models which consider periodic characteristics for meteorological data, are employed.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.380-388
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• 2000

The estimation of tropospheric zenith delay over the Seoul-Jecheon area using GPS is presented. Over the past ten years, the world-wide industrial nations have been intensively concerned over increasing GPS surveyings in the various fields of earth science. To preserve precise positioning under various weather conditions, relationships between tropospheric zenith delay and GPS accuracy are analyzed. GPS accuracies are compared with tropospheric zenith delay produced by Bernese 4.0 software. Errors of tropospheric delay are 20cm in mean and reduced up to 5cm when tropospheric correction models are used. Correlation between error of GPS and tropospheric zenith delay plays a positive role to monitor the migration of weather front in the established Korean GPS network.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.23-28
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• 2016

In this paper, we verified accuracy of the satellite based augmentation system (SBAS) tropospheric delay correction model for the Korean region. We employed the precise data of the tropospheric zenith path delay (ZPD) which is provided by the international GNSS service (IGS). In addition, we compared the verification results with that of the Saastamoinen model and the Hopfield model. Consequently, the bias residual error of the SBAS tropospheric delay correction model is about 50 mm, whereas the Saastamoinen model and the Hopfield model are more accurate. This residual error by the tropospheric delay model can affect the SBAS user position accuracy, but there is no problem in SBAS accuracy requirement. If we modified the meteorological parameters for SBAS tropospheric model to appropriate in Korean weather environment, we can provide better SBAS service to the Korean user.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.1045-1050
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• 2008

A GNSS augmentation system provides precision information using corrected GNSS pseudorange measurements. Common bias errors are corrected by PRC (Pseudorange Correction) between reference stations and a rover. However non-common errors (ionospheric and tropospheric noise error) are not corrected. Using position error variance this paper analyzes non-common error (noise errors) of ionosphere and troposphere wet vapor.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• v.2
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• pp.493-496
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 원자 시계를 이용한 위성 시계 감시 기법을 제안하고 실시간으로 구현하였다. GPS 수신기 측정치에는 궤도 오차, 이온층 지연, 대류층 지연, 다중경로, 수신기 시계 오차들이 포함되어 있어 감시국에서는 위성 시계 오차가 이러한 오차보다 커지기 전에는 검출하기가 어렵다. 따라서 천천히 변화하는 위성시계 오차를 검출하는데 긴 시간이 소요된다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 본 논문에서는 원자시계를 이용하여 수신기 시계오차를 최소화하고, 이중 주파수 측정치를 이용하여 전리층 지연을 제거하는 등 위성 시계 오차 외의 나머지 오차 성분들을 효과적으로 제거하고 남은 오차의 특성으로부터 위성시계의 이상을 감시하는 방법을 제안하였다. 제안한 기법은 윈도우 기반 GUI형태의 소프트웨어로 구현하였고, 원자시계로부터 시각을 제공받는 GPS 수신기로 실시간으로 데이터를 수신하여 그 타당성을 확인하였다. 수신기에 원자시계를 이용함으로써 이상판별을 위한 임계치를 낮출 수 있어 천천히 변화하는 이상을 빨리 검출할 수 있어 이를 일반 사용자가 방송함으로써 사용자의 안전성을 향상시킬 수 있을 것이다.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.109-109
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• 2009

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07d
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• pp.2573-2575
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 원자 시계를 이용한 위성 시계 고장 판단 기법을 제안한다. GPS 측정치 중 위성 시계 오차 성분을 제외한 위성 궤도 오차, 이온층 지연 오차, 대류층 지연 오차, 수신기 시계 오차를 제거하여 위성 시계 오차에 의한 영향만을 검사하도록 한다. 특히 TCXO와 같은 일반적인 수신기 시계를 사용할 경우 정확한 수신기 시계 오차 크기를 추정하기 어렵기 때문에 원자 시계와 같은 정밀 신호 발생기를 이용하여 수신기 시계 오차에 의한 영향을 제거하는 방법을 제시한다. 제시한 방법은 실제 위성 시계에 이상이 발생 했을 때 수집한 데이터를 이용한 실험을 통하여 검증하도록 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.283-291
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• 2002

Since GPS's SA cancellation, the interest is converged in correction of errors such as atmospheric delay and multipath that weight had been small relatively, which can improve the accuracy of positioning through modelling research. The aim of this study have an extensive comparison of the various tropospheric delay models (Goad&Goodman, A&K, Hopfield and Sasstamoinen) and mapping functions(Niell, Chao, and Marini). Expecially, the tropospheric delay amounts by change of the GPS satellite elevations, and the delay by various combination between zenith delay models and mapping functions, compared and examined. For this, programmed the total delay models and the combined models which can be described as a product of the delay at the zenith and a mapping function. The result of study, especially, as the minimum elevation of included data is reduced under $10^{\circ}$, it was considered to be reasonable that the prediction of tropospheric delay considering combination and mapping character of functions about the transition of the zenith delay to a delay with arbitrary zenith angle.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.211-220
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• 2009

As one of the GNSS error simulation case studies, we computed tropospheric signal delays based on three well-known models (Hopfield, Modified Hopfield and Saastamoinen) and a simple model. In the computation, default meteorological values were used. The result was compared with the GIPSY result, which we assumed as truth. The RMS of a simple model with Marini mapping function was the largest, 31.0 cm. For the other models, the average RMS is 5.2 cm. In addition, to quantify the influence of the accuracy of meteorological information on the signal delay, we did sensitivity analysis of pressure and temperature. As a result, all models used this study were not very sensitive to pressure variations. Also all models, except for the modified Hopfield model, were not sensitive to temperature variations.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.52.4-53
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• 2009