• A numerical simulator to evaluate the electromagnetic bias in GNSS-R altimetry 

      Ghavidel, Ali; Schiavulli, Domenico; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014)
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      This paper presents the computed electromagnetic (EM) bias predicted for GNSS-R altimetry systems. First, a synthetic time-evolving sea surface is generated satisfying an ocean surface height spectrum. Then, a direct GNSS ...
    • A simulator for GNSS-R polarimetric observations over the ocean 

      Schiavulli, Domenico; Ghavidel, Ali; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Migliaccio, Muriccio (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014)
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      Global Navigation Satellite Systems - Reflec-tometry (GNSS-R) represents an innovative tool for remote sensing. In this paper a facet-based simulator is presented to investigate the polarimetric characteristics of GNSS ...
    • Contributions to the determination of electromagnetic bias in Gnss-R altimetry 

      Ghavidel, Ali (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-07-14)
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      In this Ph. D. dissertation the electromagnetic bias in GNSS-R (Global Navigation Satellite Systems Reflectometry) altimetry has been studied. GNSS-R altimetry is a new type of system that uses navigation signals as signals ...
    • GEROS-ISS, a demonstration mission of GNSS remote sensing capabilities to derive geophysical parameters of the earth surfaces: performance evaluation 

      Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Hyuk, Park; Ghavidel, Ali; Rius Casals, Juan Manuel; Sekulic, Ivan (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015)
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      The GNSS rEflectometry, Radio Occultation and Scatterometry onboard International Space Station (GEROS-ISS) is an innovative experiment for climate research, proposed in 2011 within a call of the European Space Agency (ESA) ...
    • GNSS-R wind-dependent polarimetric signature over the ocean 

      Schiavulli, Domenico; Ghavidel, Ali; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Migliaccio, Muriccio (2015-12-01)
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      Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) is a promising and innovative remote sensing technique. In this letter, an investigation on the polarimetric characteristics of GNSS-R signals is performed. The ...
    • Impact of rain, swell, and surface currents on the electromagnetic bias in GNSS-Reflectometry 

      Ghavidel, Ali; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (2016-10-01)
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      The assessment of the electromagnetic (EM) bias is required to predict the performance of upcoming global navigation satellite systems-reflectometry (GNSS-R) altimetry systems, and its impact in data assimilation climate ...
    • Numerical computation of the electromagnetic bias in GNSS-R altimetry 

      Ghavidel, Ali; Schiavulli, Domenico; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-01-01)
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      In radar altimetry, the electromagnetic (EM) bias is originated by the smaller reflectivity of wave crests than troughs; thus, the average sea surface height is underestimated. Bias uncertainty is currently the largest ...
    • Time-domain statistics of the electromagnetic bias in GNSS-reflectometry 

      Ghavidel, Ali; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (2015-09-01)
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      Accés obert
      Global Navigation Satellite Systems-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) is an emerging remote sensing technique that uses navigation signals reflected on the Earth's surface as sources of opportunity for scatterometry and altimetry. ...