Tropospheric Gradient Estimation at CODE: Results from Global Solutions

Observations at low elevation angles are gathered and used for high accuracy GPS analyses. Introducing tropospheric gradient parameters in the estimation process allows it to take into account of azimuthal variations of tropospheric refraction. This measure significantly improves the repeatability of station coordinates. Most of the mean gradients for stations in the northern and the southern hemisphere show a similar behavior. By combining several years of data from a global solution results a consistent pattern.