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7. Parameter Estimation<br />

The two basic processing modes of program <strong>GPS</strong>EST are (option “Differencing level” in panel<br />

“<strong>GPS</strong>EST 1.1: Input Files 1”)<br />

• zero-differences of observations, and<br />

• double-differences of observations.<br />

In the first case the program reads zero-difference observation files whereas in the second case<br />

the input are single-difference (baseline, station-difference) observation files. The doubledifferences<br />

(satellite-differences) are then formed at run-time.<br />

With program <strong>GPS</strong>EST the following frequencies and linear combinations (LC, see Section<br />

2.3) thereof may be processed (option “Frequency”):<br />

L1 First frequency L1. This frequency is the first choice when processing ”small” highprecision<br />

control networks (with an extent of few kilometers only) taking into account<br />

local or global/regional ionosphere models.<br />

L2 Second frequency L2.<br />

L3 Ionosphere-free LC of dual-band measurements. This LC – which nearly completely<br />

eliminates the ionospheric refraction effects – is recommended to be used for most<br />

networks.<br />

L4 Geometry-free LC of dual-band measurements which corresponds to the difference<br />

L1−L2 (in meters). This LC is useful when monitoring the deterministic component<br />

of the ionosphere and is recommended when producing ionosphere models.<br />

L5 Wide-lane LC of dual-band measurements. In principle this LC is only used to<br />

resolve the wide-lane (L5) ambiguities without code measurements on ”medium”<br />

baselines (with lengths of a few hundred kilometers only). One wide-lane cycle<br />

corresponds to a wavelength of about 86 cm which is quite large compared to the<br />

expected ionospheric (and tropospheric) biases.<br />

L1&L2 Both original frequencies. The simultaneous processing of both frequencies is required<br />

by several ambiguity resolution strategies (see Chapter 8).<br />

L3&L4 Ionosphere-free and geometry-free LCs. This option is not recommended for use.<br />

MELWUEBB The Melbourne-Wübbena linear combination of dual-band phase and code<br />

measurements is recommended to be used when resolving the wide-lane (L5) ambiguities<br />

with ”precise” code measurements. This LC is free of hypotheses concerning<br />

the ionosphere and the ”geometry”, where ”geometry” includes the troposphere,<br />

the satellite orbits (and clocks) as well as the station coordinates (and clocks). Best<br />

performance is obtained when processing smoothed code (program RNXSMT, see<br />

Section 6.2) together with phase.<br />

DTEC The squared temporal differences of the geometry-free LC can be used to map the<br />

stochastic component of the ionosphere.<br />

The modeling of the observables includes<br />

• tropospheric and ionospheric refraction (see Chapters 11 and 12),<br />

• phase center variations for receiving and sending antennas (see Chapter 16), and<br />

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