Identification of the Noise Model in the Time Series of GNSS Stations Coordinates Using Wavelet Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Processing Strategy
2.1. Input Data
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Signal Reconstruction Function
2.2.2. Analysis of the Character of the Noise
3. Results
3.1. Reconstruction of the Signal
3.2. Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Analysis
3.3. Noise Analysis Using the Spectral Index (κ)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kaczmarek, A.; Kontny, B. Identification of the Noise Model in the Time Series of GNSS Stations Coordinates Using Wavelet Analysis. Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 1611. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10101611
Kaczmarek A, Kontny B. Identification of the Noise Model in the Time Series of GNSS Stations Coordinates Using Wavelet Analysis. Remote Sensing. 2018; 10(10):1611. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10101611
Chicago/Turabian StyleKaczmarek, Adrian, and Bernard Kontny. 2018. "Identification of the Noise Model in the Time Series of GNSS Stations Coordinates Using Wavelet Analysis" Remote Sensing 10, no. 10: 1611. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10101611