Conference paper
The GPS Occultation Sensor for NPOESS
The Global Positioning System Occultation Sensor (GPSOS) is a precision GPS instrument carried by the NPOESS spacecraft. It measures primarily the electron density profile and scintillation parameters of the ionosphere. The measurements are obtained by tracking signals of GPS satellites that are observed to rise or set through the atmosphere while recording the signal amplitude and phase.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2002 |
| Pages: | 553,554,555 |
| Proceedings: | Proceedings of IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IGARSS 2002 |
| ISBN: | 078037536X , 078037536x and 9780780375369 |
| Types: | Conference paper |
| DOI: | 10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025103 |
Atmospheric measurements Density measurement Electrons GPS GPS Occultation Sensor GPSOS Global Positioning System Instruments Ionosphere NPOESS Phase measurement Satellites Sensor systems Space vehicles amplitude equipment instrument ionosphere ionospheric measuring apparatus ionospheric techniques measurement technique occultation phase radiowave propagation satellite method
