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16. Antenna Phase Center Offsets and Variations<br />

The antenna phase center offsets and antenna phase center variations are different for both<br />

carriers. The antenna phase center corrections for a linear combination of L1 and L2 observations<br />

are computed by forming the corresponding linear combination of ∆φL1(α,z)<br />

and ∆φL2(α,z). Individual corrections for different <strong>GNSS</strong> cannot be considered using <strong>Version</strong><br />

<strong>5.0</strong> of <strong>Bernese</strong> <strong>GPS</strong> <strong>Software</strong>.<br />

In order to correctly apply horizontal antenna phase center offsets as well as azimuthdependent<br />

corrections, a North-pointing of the antenna is important. A differing orientation<br />

(e.g., when rotating the antenna during a calibration field campaign) may be specified in a<br />

receiver antenna orientation file (description in Section 22.8.18). It can be selected in panel<br />

“<strong>GPS</strong>EST 1.2: Input Files 2”.<br />

16.2.4 LEO Processing<br />

LEOs may be considered either as satellites (like <strong>GNSS</strong> but at lower attitude) or as receiver<br />

(like ground stations but in orbit). Antenna phase center corrections are applied similar<br />

to ground antennas. Contrary to <strong>GNSS</strong> satellites the phase center correction with respect<br />

to the LEO’s center of mass is computed using the sum of both, antenna offset in column<br />

SENSOR OFFSETS in the satellite information file and the frequency-specific phase center<br />

correction from the <strong>Bernese</strong> phase center eccentricity file.<br />

Antenna phase center offset as well as variation refers to the antenna fixed reference frame.<br />

The proper antenna orientation as well as antenna offsets are computed from the azimuth<br />

and boresight unit vectors specified in the satellite fixed reference frame in the satellite information<br />

file. The attitude information is either computed from nominal attitude (attitude<br />

flag in satellite information file) or read from an input attitude file.<br />

16.2.5 Antenna Phase Center Models<br />

The ANTEX file igs 01.atx contains the relative antenna phase center model used<br />

within the IGS until <strong>GPS</strong> week 1400. It is available at ftp://ftp.igs.org/pub/station/<br />

general/ and contains the same information as given in igs 01.pcv.<br />

The new absolute antenna phase center model as it is currently used by the IGS is published<br />

at ftp://ftp.igs.org/pub/station/general/, filename: igs05 wwww.atx (e.g.,<br />

igs05 1402.atx). The wwww indicates the <strong>GPS</strong> week of the creation of the file (see<br />

IGS Mail 5272). More updates of the file are likely to be issued, e.g., when a new<br />

antenna radome combination is added or a new satellite is launched. There is a link<br />

ftp://ftp.igs.org/pub/station/general/igs05.atx pointing to the recent file.<br />

At the AIUB/CODE’s anonymous ftp server (http://www.aiub.unibe.ch/download/<br />

BSWUSER50/GEN) both antenna phase center models are available already converted into<br />

<strong>Bernese</strong> file format:<br />

• SATELLIT.xxx contains satellite-specific information, in particular satellite-specific antenna<br />

offsets that need to be consistent with the corresponding satellite antenna phase<br />

patterns.<br />

• PHAS COD.xxx contains the phase center information of the satellite and receiver antennas<br />

as used by CODE for the daily processing.<br />

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