GNSS for Neutral Atmosphere and Severe Weather Monitoring
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Authors
Brenot, H.
Discipline
Earth and related Environmental sciences
Subject
global navigation
satellite system
meteorology
neutral atmosphere
severe weather monitoring
water vapor monitoring
Audience
Scientific
Date
2020Metadata
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The ability of ground-based global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers to detect tropospheric water vapor was demonstrated during the early 1990s. GNSS meteorology comprises three branches: GNSS radio occultation, GNSS reflectrometry, and GNSS ground-based measurements. This chapter begins by providing a historical background of how geodetic study started to implement a strategy for correcting radio signal propagation through the neutral atmosphere. This is followed by an overview of the process used to retrieve tropospheric parameters from geodetic software. Next, the chapter covers the details about the conversion of these GNSS parameters into wet delays and water vapor content. The use of GNSS meteorology for monitoring severe weather is then illustrated, highlighting the interest in very short-range forecasts, called nowcasting. Finally, the chapter presents the future applications and synergy with other techniques using derivative products.
Citation
Brenot, H. (2020). GNSS for Neutral Atmosphere and Severe Weather Monitoring. (Morton, Y.T.J., Ed.), Position, Navigation, and Timing Technologies in the 21st Century - integrated satellite navigation, sensor systems, and civil applications, Vol. 1, 849-878, DOI: 10.1002/9781119458449.ch30.Identifiers
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Type
Book chapter
Peer-Review
Yes
Language
eng