Tropospheric and Ionospheric Effects on Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Explore atmospheric effects on radio frequency propagation in the context of Global Navigation Satellite System communication

In Tropospheric and Ionospheric Effects on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, a team of distinguished researchers deliver an accessible and authoritative introduction to all scientifically relevant effects caused by the ionosphere and troposphere on GNSS RF signals. The book explores the origin of each type of propagation effect and explains it from a fundamental physical perspective. Each of the major methods used for the measurement, prediction, and mitigation of ionospheric and tropospheric effects on GNSS are discussed in detail.

The authors also provide the mechanisms that drive ionization and plasma transport in the ionosphere, propagation phenomena (including scattering, absorption, and scintillations), and the predominant predictive models used to predict ionospheric propagation effects.

With an emphasis on global navigation satellite systems, the book discusses the US Standard Atmosphere, a general reference model for characteristics of the unionized atmosphere. It also considers:

• Thorough introductions to the Global Positioning System and the principles of GNSS positioning
• Comprehensive explorations of tropospheric propagation and predictive models of the troposphere
• Practical discussions of the physics of the ionosphere, experimental observation of the ionosphere, and ionospheric propagation
• In-depth examinations of predictive models of the ionosphere, including group delay models for single-frequency GNSS receivers

Ideal for engineers and research scientists with a professional or personal interest in geophysics, RF propagation, and GNSS and GPS applications, Tropospheric and Ionospheric Effects on Global Navigation Satellite Systems will also earn a place in the libraries of undergraduate and graduate students studying RF propagation or GNSS.

《對全球導航衛星系統的對流層和電離層影響》

在《對全球導航衛星系統的對流層和電離層影響》一書中，一群傑出的研究人員提供了一個易於理解且權威的介紹，闡述了電離層和對流層對GNSS射頻信號產生的所有科學相關影響。本書從基本物理角度解釋了每種傳播效應的起源。詳細討論了用於測量、預測和緩解電離層和對流層對GNSS影響的主要方法。

作者還提供了驅動電離和電漿在電離層中傳輸的機制、傳播現象（包括散射、吸收和閃爍）以及用於預測電離層傳播效應的主要模型。

本書著重於全球導航衛星系統，討論了美國標準大氣模型，這是一個描述非離子化大氣特性的參考模型。同時還考慮了以下內容：
- 全球定位系統和GNSS定位原理的詳細介紹
- 對對流層傳播和對流層預測模型的全面探討
- 對電離層物理、電離層實驗觀測和電離層傳播的深入研究
- 對電離層預測模型的詳細檢驗，包括單頻GNSS接收器的群延遲模型

《對全球導航衛星系統的對流層和電離層影響》適合對地球物理學、射頻傳播和GNSS和GPS應用有專業或個人興趣的工程師和研究科學家閱讀，同時也適合攻讀射頻傳播或GNSS的本科生和研究生閱讀。

Timothy H. Kindervatter is an Associate Scientist at SciTec, Inc., where he develops scientific instrumentation in support of U.S. government defense contracts. His experience also includes a study on the effects of atmospheric aerosols and molecular species on UV scattering.

Fernando L. Teixeira, PhD, is Professor of Electrical Engineering at Ohio State University. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and has served as Principal Investigator on projects sponsored by the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and NASA.

Timothy H. Kindervatter是SciTec公司的副科學家，他在該公司開發科學儀器，以支持美國政府的國防合約。他的經驗還包括對大氣氣溶膠和分子物種對紫外散射的影響進行研究。

Fernando L. Teixeira博士是俄亥俄州立大學的電機工程學教授。他是IEEE的會士，並擔任過由國防部、能源部、國家科學基金會和NASA贊助的項目的首席調查員。