Estimation of Atmospheric Precipitable Water Using the Global Positioning System (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781249836650)

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.

Author: David A. Garay
ISBN-10: 1249836654
ISBN-13: 9781249836650
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2012
Pages: 122
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.26d