Effect of Height and Geographic Latitude of Location of GPS Station on Ratio of Total Amount of Water Vapors on Wet Delay of GPS Signals

Garib Shamil Mamedov, Ramiz Ahmed Eminov, Elchin Ibad Maharramov, Hikmat Hamid Asadov

Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Research Institute of Aerospace Informatics, Baku, Azerbaijan.
State Aero Geodesy Enterprise of the State Committee on Land and Mapping, Baku, Azerbaijan.
State Committee on Land and Mapping, Baku, Azerbaijan.

DOI: 10.4236/pos.2013.41002                

Abstract

The averaged integrated parameter representing the mean value of ratio of total water vapors on wet delay at the chosen distance of latitude is suggested. The function of interrelation of such parameters as height of location site and latitude is suggested. It is shown, that the optimal function does exist which bring the averaged integrated parameter to its minimal value.

Keywords

Wet Delay; GPS; Water Vapors; Measurements; Optimization

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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