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Real-time Processing of Reflected GNSS Signals for Remote Sensing: System and Experiments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2011

Weiqiang Li ,
Dongkai Yang ,
Bo Zhang ,
Mingli Li  and
Qishan Zhang
Weiqiang Li
Affiliation:
(School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China)
Dongkai Yang*
Affiliation:
(School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China)
Bo Zhang
Affiliation:
(School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China)
Mingli Li
Affiliation:
(School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China)
Qishan Zhang
Affiliation:
(School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China)
*
(Email: edkyang@buaa.edu.cn, cokeslee@sina.com)
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Abstract

The GNSS-R technique brings out the need for signal receiver systems to process both direct and reflected GNSS signals. This paper describes the architecture of a new GNSS-R receiver system (GRrSv.2) that features enhanced capabilities for remote sensing based on reflected Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. Signal processing issues including DDM calculation, Carrier and Code Generation and DDM Synchronization are presented. Aircraft- and land-based verification experiments for ocean winds, ocean Significant Wave Heights (SWH) and soil moisture have been performed and some primary results are presented in this paper.

Keywords

GNSS ReflectionReceiverSea StateSoil Moisture
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 64 , Supplement S1: Chinese Beidou and the Next Generation GNSS , November 2011 , pp. S127 - S140
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2011

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