Study of the Spatiotemporal Characteristics of the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly Using Shipborne Multi-GNSS Data: A Case Analysis (120–150°E, Western Pacific Ocean, 2014–2015)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Processing Methods
2.1. Kinematic GNSS Data Acquisition
2.2. Ionosphere TEC Derived from Dual-Frequency GNSS Observations
2.3. Comparison of Different Satellite System Combinations
3. Results and Analysis
3.1. Comparison of Different Satellite System Combinations
3.2. Analysis of Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Kinematic Ionospheric TEC
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Luo, X.; Wang, D.; Wang, J.; Wu, Z.; Gao, J.; Zhang, T.; Yang, C.; Qin, X.; Chen, X. Study of the Spatiotemporal Characteristics of the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly Using Shipborne Multi-GNSS Data: A Case Analysis (120–150°E, Western Pacific Ocean, 2014–2015). Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 3051. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13153051
Luo X, Wang D, Wang J, Wu Z, Gao J, Zhang T, Yang C, Qin X, Chen X. Study of the Spatiotemporal Characteristics of the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly Using Shipborne Multi-GNSS Data: A Case Analysis (120–150°E, Western Pacific Ocean, 2014–2015). Remote Sensing. 2021; 13(15):3051. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13153051
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuo, Xiaowen, Di Wang, Jinling Wang, Ziyin Wu, Jinyao Gao, Tao Zhang, Chunguo Yang, Xiaoming Qin, and Xiaolun Chen. 2021. "Study of the Spatiotemporal Characteristics of the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly Using Shipborne Multi-GNSS Data: A Case Analysis (120–150°E, Western Pacific Ocean, 2014–2015)" Remote Sensing 13, no. 15: 3051. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13153051