中国香港区域电离层闪烁下的北斗PPP定位分析

Analysis of BeiDou PPP positioning under ionospheric scintillation in the Hong Kong region of China

  • 摘要: 电离层闪烁会导致信号振幅和相位快速随机变化、增加定位误差,对GNSS定位精度有显著影响. 本文研究了2024年5月中国香港地区在电离层闪烁条件下精密单点定位(precise point positioning,PPP)的性能表现,对比分析了单北斗卫星导航系统(BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, BDS-3)(PPP-C)与双系统(GPS+BDS)的PPP(PPP-GC)在闪烁日和非闪烁日的定位精度差异. 基于中国香港CORS测站数据,并选择于无地磁活动干扰的闪烁日(5月9日)和非闪烁日(5月26日),通过总电子含量变化率指数(rate of total electron content index, ROTI)对探测电离层闪烁事件进行实验. 结果表明,电离层闪烁显著影响PPP的定位精度,尤其在天顶方向更为明显. 尽管电离层闪烁的影响范围较小,但在该范围内的卫星信号会受到干扰,导致双系统PPP的误差可能高于单系统PPP,这与电离层闪烁对卫星穿刺点位置的影响有关. 同时,在非闪烁日中,双系统PPP的收敛时间和定位稳定性均优于单系统. 研究结果表明,电离层闪烁是影响PPP定位精度的关键因素,应采取相应措施以减轻其对定位服务的负面影响.

     

    Abstract: Ionospheric scintillation leads to rapid and random variations in signal amplitude and phase, thereby increasing positioning errors and significantly affecting GNSS positioning accuracy. This study investigates the performance of precise point positioning (PPP) under ionospheric scintillation conditions in Hong Kong, China during May 2024. A comparative analysis was conducted between single BeiDou Satellite Navigation System (BDS) (PPP-C) and dual-system (GPS+BDS) PPP (PPP-GC) in terms of positioning accuracy on scintillation and non-scintillation days. Using data from Hong Kong CORS stations, ionospheric scintillation events were detected based on the rate of total electron content index (ROTI), with May 9th selected as a scintillation day and May 26th as a non-scintillation day, both devoid of geomagnetic activity. Results indicate that ionospheric scintillation significantly degrades PPP positioning accuracy, particularly in the up direction. Although the impact of scintillation is spatially limited, the affected satellite signals can introduce errors, leading to higher dual-system PPP errors compared to single-system PPP, likely due to scintillation effects on the ionospheric piercing points of satellites. Furthermore, on non-scintillation days, dual-system PPP demonstrated superior convergence time and positioning stability over the single-system. The findings highlight that ionospheric scintillation is a critical factor influencing PPP positioning accuracy, underscoring the need for strategies to mitigate its adverse effects on positioning services.

     

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