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1 Monitoring the Ionosphere and Neutral Atmosphere with GPS Richard B. Langley Geodetic Research Laboratory Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering University of New Brunswick Fredericton, N.B. Division of Atmospheric and Space Physics Workshop Fredericton, N.B February 2002

2 Outline Introduction to GPS Current status Modernization The GPS Signals Atmospheric Propagation Delay Neutral Atmosphere Ionosphere Spaceborne GPS Limb Sounding Ionospheric Tomography Concluding Remarks

3 GPS Segments

4 GPS Constellation Altitude: 20,200 km Orbital Period: 12 hrs (semi-synchronous) Orbital Plane: 55 degrees Number of Planes: 6 Vehicles per plane: 4-5 Constellation size: >24 satellites (currently 28)

5 Block I Block II Generations of Satellites Prototype (test) satellites. 10 launched between 1978 and All retired. Initial operational satellites. 9 launched between 1989 and still functioning. Block IIA Slightly modified Block IIs. 19 launched between 1990 and still functioning. Block IIR Replenishment satellites. 6 orbited to date. First in C/A code on L2 plus higher power on last 12 satellites launched from 2003 onwards. Block IIF Follow-on satellites. New civil signal at MHz. First launch expected in Block III Conceptual.

6 Block IIR Satellite

7 GPS Operation 24-satellite (nominal) constellation Navigation Message (Spacecraft Time and Position) Ground Antenna Monitor Station P(Y)-code C/A -code Master Control Station (Schriever AFB) Receiver Calculates 3-D Location and Time L MHz L MHz

8 GPS Modernization One goal is enhanced capabilities for civil users of GPS Civil benefits include: Selective Availability (SA) turned off on 2 May 2000 Second civil frequency for ionospheric correction and redundancy Third civil signal for safety of life applications in protected spectrum; more robust; also provides high accuracy and benefits real-time applications

9 Selective Availability Switched Off

10 GPS Modernization Details Last 12 Block IIRs - Add second civil signal (C/A on L2) and new military signal (M-code). Provide more signal power. First modernized launch (Block IIR-M) - FY03 First 6 Block IIFs ( IIF Lite ) - All of above capabilities plus new third civil signal in protected band (L5). First Block IIF Lite launch - FY05 At the current GPS satellite replenishment rate, all three civil signals (L1-C/A, L2-C/A, and L5) will be available for initial operational capability by 2010, and for full operational capability by approximately 2013.

11 Block IIF Satellite

12 Signal Modernization C/A Present Signal P(Y) P(Y) C/A C/A Civil Non-Aviation Signal (>2003) P(Y) P(Y) Civil Aviation & New Military Signals (>2005) P(Y) M C/A M P(Y) C/A 1176 MHz L MHz 1575 MHz L2 L1

13 Current GPS Signals

14 Observation Equations Pseudorange: s P() t = ρ() t + c[ dt () t dt ( t τ)] + I() t + T() t + ε () t Carrier phase: Φ() t = λφ() t r s = ρ() t + c[ dt () t dt ( t τ)] I() t + T() t + λn+ ε () t r P Φ t - signal reception time λ - wavelength c - speed of light ρ - geometric range τ - signal transit time dt r - receiver clock offset dt s - satellite clock offset I - ionospheric delay T - tropospheric delay N - integer ambiguity ε P - pseudorange noise ε Φ - carrier phase noise

15 Atmospheric Refraction Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere 80 km S S 50 km Stratosphere Tropopause Troposphere 9-16 km 0 km τ= 1 v ds S

16 Phase and Group Delay τ dφ 1 1 = v ds c ds S = c τ S = nds ds S S = ( n 1) ds + ds ds S S S dp = ( n + g 1) ds ds ds S S S

17 Tropospheric Zenith Propagation Delay Zenith Delay T n() r 1 dr z = [ ] = 10 6 Nr () dr where refractivity of air is given by (ignoring compressibility factors) or N = K P T K e T K e T Dry N K M P = + K K M M T M e + T K e T d d Hydrostatic Wet Wet

18 Slant Delay and PWV zenith delays z z T = T m () e + T m () e h h w w mapping functions Zenith hydrostatic delay computed from accurate surface pressure Zenith wet delay (ZWD) estimated from GPS data Pr ecipitable Water Vapour ( PWV) ZWD 6

19 Precipitable Water Vapour from GPS

20 PWV from GOES Sounder

21 German GPS Met Network

22 Estimated Water Vapour Field 15 August :00 UT IWV(kg/m 2 ) Integrated water vapour (IWV) = PWV density of H 2 O

23 Ionospheric Refractive Index n X ± XY cosθ X XY where X 2 Ne 1 =, Y = 2 2 4πεmf 0 B e 0 1 2πmf ( cos θ) and θ is the angle between the direction of signal propagation and the geomagnetic field. At the GPS L1 frequency, assuming N=10 12, B 0 =0.5x10-4,θ=0, n ± And so, to a good approximation: n = 1 - αn/f 2 and n g = 1 + αn/f 2

24 Phase Advance and Group Delay ρφ = ( nds)= 1 S S αn 2 f ds = ρ I and ρ P = ( nds)= 1 + S S αn 2 f ds = ρ + I where I α = NdS f TEC f 2 2 S

25 I I = Ionospheric Propagation Delay 2 f2 f L1( P) 2 2 L1 L2 P( L1+ L2) f2 1 = 2 f2 f [ P P ]+ ε [( λ N λ N ) ( Φ Φ )]+ ε L1( Φ) Φ( L1+ L2) f2 1 Phase levelling: I = I Φ n 2 n j= 2 w [ j I j I ] Φ, P, j n 2 n j= 2 w j

26 Ionospheric Shell Model

27 Ionospheric Shell Model observable stochastic parameters receiver bias s s s Ir() t = M( e )[ r a r() t a r() t d r a r() t d s 0, + 1, λ + 2, φr]+ br + b s mapping function difference in longitudes of pierce point and Sun difference in geomagnetic latitudes of pierce point and receiver satellite bias Me () = 1 re r E cos + h 2 2 ( ) e e - elevation angle r E - mean Earth radius h - shell height

28 IGS Tracking Network 288 stations on 20 February 2002

29 Global TEC Map from IGS Data

30 WAAS Ionospheric Grid

31 Low Latitude Ionosphere Studies South American Network 37 stations from the IGS and RMBC (Brazilian Network for Continuous Monitoring of GPS) Map shows 23 of the stations

32 TEC Maps - St. Swithin s Day Storm Mean TEC 22:00 UT, 14 July 2000 Mean TEC 22:00 UT, 15 July 2000

33 Ionospheric Scintillation Monitoring Phase scintillation at Calgary on 22 March 2001

34 Spaceborne GPS Limb Sounding

35 CHAMP

36 Initial CHAMP Neutral Atmosphere Results CHAMP data taken over the South Atlantic on 11 February 2001

37 Initial CHAMP Ionosphere Profile

38 Ionospheric Tomography

39 Concluding Remarks Monitoring and mapping the atmosphere is yet another application of GPS Regional GPS networks are being established with the expressed purpose of measuring atmospheric properties with the aim of introducing GPS-derived parameter values into weather models GPS techniques can contribute to our understanding of space weather Several GPS limb-sounding satellite missions have flown with more in the planning stages including e-pop GPS modernization as well as other global navigation satellite systems (GLONASS, Galileo) will further enhance radiometric techniques for studying the Earth s atmosphere

40 Acknowledgements Slide Organization 3 The Aerospace Corporation 4 Jet Propulsion Laboratory 6 Lochheed Martin Space Systems 9 U.S. SPACECOM 11 The Boeing Company 12 A.J. Van Dierendonck 19 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research 20 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 21 GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam 22 GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam 28 Jet Propulsion Laboratory 33 A.J. Van Dierendonck and Q. Hua 34 GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam 35 GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam 36 GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam 37 National Observatory of Athens

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