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Poorly observed data cause unfixed integer ambiguity and reduce the coordinate accuracy. Previous studies mostly used denoise filters and partial ambiguity resolution algorithms to address this problem. This study proposes a sequential ambiguity resolution method that includes a float solution substitution process and a double-difference (DD) iterative correction equation process. The float solution substitution process updates the initial float solution, while the DD iterative correction equation process is used to eliminate the residual biases. The satellite-selection experiment shows that the float solution substitution process is adequate to obtain a more accurate float solution. The iteration-correction experiment shows that the double-difference iterative correction equation process is feasible with an improvement in the ambiguity success rate from 28.4% to 96.2%. The superiority experiment shows significant improvement in the ambiguity success rate from 36.1% to 83.6% and a better baseline difference from about 0.1 m to 0.04 m. 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