Ionospheric climate index as a driving parameter for the NeQuick model |
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Institution: | 1. Research Institute for Frontier Science, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China;2. School of Electronic Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China |
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Abstract: | Ionospheric delay is one of the significant error sources for global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning. GNSSs broadcast the coefficients of the ionospheric model to correct ionospheric delay for single-frequency users. A modified three-dimensional model (NeQuick G) based on the NeQuick climatological model is adopted for Galileo users. The NeQuick G model uses the effective ionization level (Az) instead of the sunspot number as the driving parameter. In this study, we introduce the ionospheric climate index (ICI) as a new driving parameter for the NeQuick model. In comparison, the ICI-driven NeQuick model has a better performance than the Az-driven NeQuick G model at both low and high latitudes. In addition, only one GNSS station at low latitudes is required to calculate the ICI, which would save maintenance costs and improve the efficiency of updating the broadcast coefficients. This model has potential application value for future upgrades of Galileo’s ionospheric broadcast model. |
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Keywords: | Ionosphere NeQuick model Ionospheric climate index Satellite navigation |
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