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Precision of continuous GPS velocities from statistical analysis of synthetic time series
Christine Masson
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Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, University of Montpellier,
Université des Antilles, Montpellier, 34000, France
Stephane Mazzotti
Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, University of Montpellier,
Université des Antilles, Montpellier, 34000, France
Philippe Vernant
Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, University of Montpellier,
Université des Antilles, Montpellier, 34000, France
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Geophys. Res., 109, B03412, 2004.
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We use statistical analyses of synthetic position time series to estimate the potential precision of GPS velocities. Regression tree analyses show that the main factors controlling the velocity precision are the duration of the series, the presence of offsets, and the noise. Our analysis allows us to propose guidelines which can be applied to actual GPS data that constrain the velocity accuracies.
We use statistical analyses of synthetic position time series to estimate the potential...
