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In this chapter, GNSS history, system, signals, principle and error sources are introduced as well as its applications in positioning, navigation and timing. In addition, GNSS is an L-band microwave technique, which implies more and wider applications and potentials. The ground GNSS observations together with GNSS Radio Occultation (RO) can provide the atmospheric and ionospheric parameters. The GNSS-Refectometry (GNSS-R) from the Earth’s surface could remotely sense the land, hydrology, ocean, vegetation, snow and cryosphere.
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Jin, S., Cardellach, E., Xie, F. (2014). Introduction to GNSS. In: GNSS Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7482-7_1
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