DocumentCode
767812
Title
Absolute calibration of a geodetic time transfer system
Author
Plumb, John ; Larson, Kristine M. ; White, Joe ; Powers, Ed
Author_Institution
Dept. of Aerospace Eng. Sci., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
52
Issue
11
fYear
2005
Firstpage
1904
Lastpage
1911
Abstract
An absolute calibration technique is developed for geodetic Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers. An uncertainty budget for the system (receiver, cables, connectors, antenna) is evaluated, yielding 1.1 ns at each frequency, arid 1.6 ms for a two-receiver experiment. Analysis of data on a short baseline yields 0.8 and 1.2 ns agreement on P1 and P2, respectively.
Keywords
Global Positioning System; calibration; geodesy; radio receivers; time measurement; 1.1 ns; 1.6 ns; Global Positioning System; absolute calibration technique; geodetic time transfer system; Antenna measurements; Atmospheric modeling; Calibration; Clocks; Delay; Frequency; Global Positioning System; Laboratories; Timing; Uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-3010
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TUFFC.2005.1561658
Filename
1561658
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