High Latitude Aspects of a Differential GPS Aircraft Landing System.

The use of differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) in an aircraft landing system at high latitude has been investigated. Both the effects of the high latitude on geometry and accuracy and the effects of scintillations on availability have been studied. Data was taken at McMurdo, and South Pole...

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Main Author: Clynch, James R.
Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1994
Subjects:
Commercial and General Aviation
Military Aircraft Operations
Navigation and Guidance
*GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
*HIGH LATITUDES
*AIRCRAFT LANDINGS
STATIONS
THESES
GEOMETRY
LANDING AIDS
IONOSPHERIC SCINTILLATION
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
SOUTH POLE
DGPS(DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
DIFFERENTIAL
MCMURDO
Antarctic
South Pole
Antarc*
Antarctica
South pole
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA290993
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA290993
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Summary:The use of differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) in an aircraft landing system at high latitude has been investigated. Both the effects of the high latitude on geometry and accuracy and the effects of scintillations on availability have been studied. Data was taken at McMurdo, and South Pole station, Antarctica over a two year period. It was found that commercially available systems should meet the FAA requirements for Special Category I landing systems in Antarctica. (jg)

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