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  • Geodesy and Geophysics
  • Space Weather Monitoring
  • Satellite Navigation Systems

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  • Differential code biases (DCBs) in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are significant error sources in ionospheric monitoring via total electron content (TEC) estimation.
  • Current methods rely on the International GNSS Service (IGS) to estimate and broadcast satellite DCBs using fixed hardware receivers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate a novel multi-spacing DCB (MSDCB) estimation approach using a flexible GNSS software receiver.
  • To analyze the impact of correlator spacing on satellite DCB estimations.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a multi-spacing GNSS software receiver capable of generating observations from intermediate frequency datasets with varying correlator spacings.
  • Utilized these diverse correlator spacing observations as a network of virtual receivers for satellite DCB estimation.
  • Compared the estimated MSDCBs with existing IGS DCB products.

Main Results:

  • The MSDCB estimation approach successfully generated satellite DCB values.
  • Demonstrated that correlator spacing significantly influences DCB estimates.
  • Showcased the software receiver's ability to predict satellite DCBs.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed multi-spacing software receiver offers a more flexible and cost-effective alternative for satellite DCB estimation compared to traditional hardware receiver networks.
  • This approach enhances the capability for precise ionospheric monitoring using GNSS data.