Abstract
The carrier phase measurements of coherent Global Navigation Satellite Systems Reflectometry (GNSS-R)signals have demonstrated the potential for high-accuracy altimetry applications. However, the coherent components in the reflected signal are often accompanied by noncoherent scattered signals, which may cause numerous cycle slips in the conventional open-loop (OL) tracking and postprocessing approach. These cycle slips can lead to meter-level errors in the altimetry retrieval. This article presents a simultaneous cycle slip and noise filtering (SCANF) method for dual-frequency GNSS-R phase measurements generated by OL tracking. The performance of this method is demonstrated using real GNSS-R phase measurements recorded by receivers on board Spire’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The retrieved sea surface height anomaly (SSHA) has an average root mean square (rms) of 7.3 cm for sea and sea ice surface reflections relative to the mean sea surface (MSS). The technique presented in this article is also applicable to GNSS carrier phase measurements obtained under other challenging conditions, such as signals propagating through ionosphere plasma structures, radio occultation (RO) signals traversing lower troposphere, and multipath-rich environments.
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