Towards Sub-1016 Trans-Continental GPS Carrier-Phase Frequency Transfer: a Simulation

Published

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

C Hackman, Judah Levine

Abstract

A simulation study is performed using GIPSY software in order to determine the impact of site-based and satellite-based systematic errors on the accuracy of between site GPS carrier phase frequency comparisons. The data are analyzed using both the precise point positioning (ppp) and network methods: in the former, the time differences between the satellite clocks and system time are fixed to pre-determined values. In the latter, the time differences of both the satellite clocks and system are estimated relative to some reference clock (usually a ground-based receiver clock). We also analyze data both with and without the added constraint of double-difference ambiguity fixing. We find that between site frequency comparisons are unaffected by site based and satellite baed systematic errors when 100% of the double-difference ambiguities are fixed. We also find that in the ppp method, although fixing ambiguities removes between-site frequency errors, it can cause errors in the values of the individual receiver clocks relative to system time. Finally, we find that when a network solution is performed and ambiguities are not fixed, an error made at site A may adversely affect frequency comparisons betweens sites B and C.

Proceedings Title

IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium

Conference Dates

June 5-7, 2006

Conference Location

Miami, FL

Conference Title

Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

carrier phase frequency transfer, carrier phase time frequency transfer, frequency comparisons, frequency transfer, GPS, GPS carrier phase time transfer, GPSCPFT, GPSCPTT, time transfer

Citation

Hackman, C. and Levine, J. (2006), Towards Sub-10¹⁶ Trans-Continental GPS Carrier-Phase Frequency Transfer: a Simulation, IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, Miami, FL (Accessed May 10, 2024)