Estimation of Atmospheric Precipitable Water Using the Global Positioning System by David A Garay

Estimation of Atmospheric Precipitable Water Using the Global Positioning System by David A Garay

This thesis focuses on using the Global Positioning System (GPS) for atmospheric precipitable water (PW) estimation. Water vapor, measured in terms of PW, plays a crucial role in atmospheric processes and short-term weather forecasting. Traditional methodologies for measuring atmospheric water vapor distributions have known inadequacies, resulting in the motivation to gain good water vapor characterization via GPS. The ability to accurately forecast cloud formation and other weather phenomenon is critical, especially in the case of military operations. Using a network of GPS receivers, it is possible to estimate precipitable water throughout the network region with better accuracy than traditional methods and on a more consistent near real-time basis.

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ISBN 13	9781249836650
ISBN 10	1249836654
Title	Estimation of Atmospheric Precipitable Water Using the Global Positioning System
Author	David A Garay
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Biblioscholar
Year published	2012-10-17
Number of pages	122
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