A model for remote sensing sea level with GPS interferometric signals using RHCP antenna

Author

Wang Hongguang ; Kang Shifeng ; Zhu Qinglin

Author_Institution

State Key Lab. of Astronaut. Dynasmics, Xi´an, China

fYear

2012

fDate

22-26 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

624

Lastpage

626

Abstract

Determination of tides using reflected signals is an important aspect of GNSS application technique at the present. For the problem of remote sensing the tide heights, a method of retrieving the height of sea surface is proposed from the power of the interference signals obtained by a coastal GPS receiver with singular antenna. An experiment was carried out at the coast of Qingdao. Results of the receiving antenna height over the sea surface from observed interference signals are presented. Compared to tide gauges, the results show its validity of the method based on GPS interference measurements using right-hand circular polarization antenna.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; interference (signal); oceanographic techniques; radio receivers; receiving antennas; remote sensing; sea level; tides; China; GNSS application technique; GPS interference measurements; GPS interferometric signals; Qingdao coast; RHCP antenna; coastal GPS receiver; interference signals; receiving antenna; remote sensing sea level model; right-hand circular polarization antenna; sea surface height; tide determination; tide gauges; Global Positioning System; Interference; Receiving antennas; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography; Tides;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas, Propagation & EM Theory (ISAPE), 2012 10th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Xian

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1799-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISAPE.2012.6408848

Filename

6408848