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The GNSS signal will be bent from GNSS transmitters and LEO satellites when the signal goes through Earth’s ionosphere. With the improvement of GNSS-RO technique and more GNSS-RO missions, ionospheric parameters can be retrieved, including TEC and ionospheric electron density. In this chapter, the theory and methods of ionospheric inversion from GNSS RO are introduced as well as their applications in the ionosphere, such as establishing ionospheric models, monitoring ionospheric anomalies and Ionospheric scintillation.
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Jin, S., Cardellach, E., Xie, F. (2014). Ionospheric Sounding Using GNSS-RO. In: GNSS Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7482-7_7
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