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The measurements of Montenbrook et al. to determine the water surface level of the Walchensee alpine lake in Bavaria (Germany) are a vivid example of the manifestation of the peculiarities of the relationship between the GPS satellite system as a source and remote sensing of the Earth’s surface. The experiments were conducted in 2007 in the framework the GORS (GPS Occultation, Reflectometry and Scatterometry) program. The authors described the observed features in detail but did not provide their physical justification. In this study, it is shown that the observed effects are caused by the resonant interaction of electromagnetic waves with a medium containing Rydberg molecular complexes. They are the main reason for the delay of satellite constellation signals at altitudes of 60 to 110 km.
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The study was carried out in the framework of State Assignment of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (registration no. АААА-А19-119010990034-5).
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Golubkov, G.V., Manzhelii, M.I., Berlin, A.A. et al. Remote Sensing of the Earth’s Surface Using GPS Signals. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. B 15, 362–365 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1990793121020056
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