Thia book explores the applications of GNSS technology in different fields of Earth and space observations and provides researchers, professionals, and students valuable insights into these emerging trends. It discusses challenges that impact the performance of GNSS technology and offers solutions through case studies from global experts.
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have become an essential technology used in navigation, positioning, and timing applications in meteorology, environmental monitoring, disaster management, and space exploration. This comprehensive book explores the various applications of GNSS technology in different fields of Earth and space observations and provides researchers, professionals, and students valuable insights into these emerging trends. It discusses the challenges that impact the performance of GNSS technology and offers solutions through several case studies on space weather and climate disasters, opening a different dimension of approaches in various paradigms of GNSS technology.
Features
- Covers the most up-to-date GNSS applications in three major areas related to Earth and Space observations: climate studies, disaster management, and space weather monitoring.
- Includes case studies of best practices in climate studies and disaster management.
- Explains the impacts of Space weather events on the near-Earth environment.
- Describes limitations and future possibilities of better use of GNSS in Earth and space observation and monitoring.
- Highlights an integrated and interdisciplinary approach valuable to a wide range of readers studying Earth and space interactions.
This book is a valuable resource for professionals, researchers, academics, and students in Remote Sensing and GIS, Earth Science, Physics and Electronics, Climate Studies, Disaster Management, Geophysics, and Space Science.
Section 1: Introduction to GNSS and Its Advances in Earth Observation
1.
Introduction to Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) in a Global Perspective
2. Quantitative Analysis of Variance and Optimization of Coordinate Systems
and Temporal Conditions for Minimizing GPS Measurement Errors
3. Application
of GNSS in Earth System Sciences
4. Introduction to the Measurement
Techniques of GNSS Geodesy in Surveying: Enhancing Precision and Efficiency
Section 2: GNSS Applications for Disaster Management
5. Cyclone Global
Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS): Insights to the cyclone Mocha (2023)
in the Bay of Bengal
6. Lightning Locations and Thunderstorm-induced
Ionospheric Perturbations: Applications of GNSS Technology
7. Advancing
Sustainability: A Comprehensive Review of Geospatial Technology in Monitoring
Climate Change-driven Landslide Hazards
8. Detection of Tsunami-induced
Ionospheric Disturbances Using GNSS Measurements
9. Monitoring of Calbuco
Volcanic Eruption Using GNSS-derived TEC Perturbation
10. Quantifying Mineral
Abundance and Erosion Using Remote Sensing and Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS) Technology
11. Forest Fire Risk (FFR) Mapping Using Analytical
Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Geospatial Technique and Advantage of GNNS to
Monitor the Forest Fire: A Case Study in the Southern Districts of
Uttarakhand Section 3: GNSS Applications for Climate Studies
12. Monitoring
of Sea Level Variations Using GNSS Technology
13. Monitoring Climate Impacts
on Himalayan Glacier Dynamics Using GNSS Radio Occultation
14. Global
Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and Their Applications in Climate
Monitoring and Modeling
15. Real-time Computation of Precipitable Water Vapor
from GPS Data
16. Water Vapour Retrieval and Its Climatic Implications Using
GNSS Signals
17. GNSS-enabled Precision Agriculture Section 4: GNSS
Applications for Space Weather
18. Role of GNSS-derived TEC for Space Weather
Studies
19. Characteristic of Ionospheric Irregularities Using GNSS
Measurements over Indian EIA Region Varanasi
20. GNSS as a Cost-effective
Tool for Continuous Monitoring of Solar Flare Effect on the Ionosphere
21.
Geomagnetic Storms and Their Effect on Global Positioning System: A
Supplication of Global Navigation Satellite System Receivers
22. GPS TEC
Response During the Solar Flare
23. A Brief Review of Low Latitude
Ionosphere: With Multi-frequency Observation Using GPS, NavIC, and GMRT
Section 5: Challenges and Future Prospects
24. Challenges and Future
Developments in GNSS Technology in Disaster Management
25. Limitation,
Improvement, and Future Aspects of GNSS in Climate Studies
26. Advancements
and Limitations of GNSS in Ionospheric Research
27. Enhancing GNSS
Applications in Climate Studies: A Path Forward
Dr. Dileep Kumar Gupta received the M.Sc. degree in Electronics from the University Institute of Engineering and Technology, C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, in 2009. He has completed a Doctorate with the Department of Physics, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India. Dr. Gupta qualified in the National Eligibility Test in Electronic Science and the Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineers in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Currently, he works as an Assistant Professor (Grade II) at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, UP, India. His research interests include multi-sensor remote sensing and climate data processing, geoinformatics, artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, disaggregation schemes for high-resolution soil moisture retrieval, and agriculture remote sensing.
Prof. Abhay Kumar Singh has made outstanding contributions to teaching and research in space weather studies, particularly the upper atmosphere over low latitudes and characteristics of aerosols over IGB. His work is widely cited in books, reviews, and papers. Prof. Singh established the Atmospheric Research Lab, recognized by ISRO, and has published more than 200 research papers. Prof. Singh has visited and lectured in The Netherlands, Busan South Korea, ICTP Italy, Sopron Hungry, New Orleans, Pasadena, and Boston, USA. He is also an esteemed and actively involved member of several world-renowned scientific societies, which include the Indian Physics Association, Indian Meteorological Society, Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA), and Plasma Science Society of India.
