Ground-based GNSS-R solutions by means of software defined radio
Paper in proceeding, 2016

Usually ground-based GNSS-R installations are either existing geodetic GNSS stations or they are built with dedicated components that enable the deduction and monitoring of physical and geometrical properties of the reflecting area around that particular site. In both cases, hardware components usually enable real-time operation of such instruments. However, as software-defined radio (SDR) technology has advanced in the recent years it is now possible to carry out signal processing in real-time, which makes it an ideal candidate for the realization of a flexible GNSS-R system. It is shown how SDR can help to realize GNSS-R solutions for sea-level monitoring at the Onsala Space Observatory, Sweden. Moreover, such SDR solutions can be mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in order to collect data from higher altitudes and even provide Delay-Doppler information for extended GNSS-R studies.

software defined radio

GNSS

reflectometry

drone

UAV

Author

Thomas Hobiger

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Space Geodesy and Geodynamics

Rüdiger Haas

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Space Geodesy and Geodynamics

Joakim Strandberg

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Space Geodesy and Geodynamics

Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2016). Beijing; China; 10-15 July 2016

Vol. 2016-November Art no 7730472, Pages 5635-5637 7730472
9781509033324 (ISBN)

Roots

Basic sciences

Infrastructure

Onsala Space Observatory

Subject Categories

Earth and Related Environmental Sciences

Geophysics

Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources

Signal Processing

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2016.7730472

ISBN

9781509033324

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Created

10/8/2017