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This paper presents the analyses connected with reduction of errors from ionospheric refraction using GPS data from local satellite networks. This is particularly essential during rising solar activity. The Bernese GPS Software v. 4.2 was used, as an analytical tool. The test data included measurements from a geodynamic network SUDETES situated in the Sudety Mountains across the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. A local ionospheric activity model developed from a regional model augmented with data from a local network has been tested at three levels. The criteria included comparison with a global model, the success rate of ambiguity determination using the quasi-ionosphere free and wide-lane/narrow-lane strategies, and in the position domain through analysis of residuals. The results show that the local model increases the success rate for ambiguity determination for the wide-lane/narrow-lane strategy and is available sooner than the global models. The output of the SUDETES network processing including the models of local ionospheric and tropospheric activity have been used to process data from a number of relatively small networks situated in the Sudety mountains.

Authors

• prof. dr hab. inż. Jarosław Bosy,
• prof. dr hab. inż. Mariusz Figurski link open in new tab ,
• Paweł Wielgosz