Consequences of a Geomagnetic Storm in the Relative Positioning with Single-Frequency GPS Receivers

Authors

  • William Rodrigo Dal Poz Universidade Estadual Paulista
  • Paulo de Oliveira Camargo Universidade Estadual Paulista

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/bcg.v12i2.7236

Keywords:

Ionosfera, Tempestade Geomagnética, Ionosphere, GPS, TEC, Geomagnetic Storm

Abstract

The error associated with the ionosphere depends on Total Electron Content (TEC) of the ionosphere. The geomagnetic field exerts strong influence in the TEC variation, because it controls the movement of the electrons. After solar events the magnetic lines of force can be compressed, characterizing the geomagnetic storm.
The aim of this paper is to present to geodesic community the effects of a geomagnetic storm in the relative positioning. The processing of the data was accomplished with an interval of two hours, with a 430 km baseline. The analyze of the obtained results have been carried out from the discrepancies between the “true”
coordinates and corresponding ones obtained in the processing of the baseline. The used data in this paper include the period of 30/03/2001 up to 02/04/2001. In March 31 a strong geomagnetic storm happened. One day after, that it corresponds to main
phase of the storm, the values of the discrepancies decreased significantly. For instance, in 01:00-03:00 UT period, the value of the planimetric discrepancy reached 20 m in the storm day. However, in the main phase of the storm, the planimetric discrepancy decreased to 0.1 m.

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Dal Poz, W. R., & Camargo, P. de O. (2006). Consequences of a Geomagnetic Storm in the Relative Positioning with Single-Frequency GPS Receivers. Bulletin of Geodetic Sciences, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/bcg.v12i2.7236

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2006)

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