Long-wavelength global gravity field models: GRIM4-S4, GRIM4-C4 |
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Authors: | P Schwintzer C Reigber A Bode Z Kang S Y Zhu F-H Massmann J C Raimondo R Biancale G Balmino J M Lemoine B Moynot J C Marty F Barlier Y Boudon |
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Institution: | (1) GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ, Div. I), Telegrafenberg A17 D-14473 Potsdam, Germany, DE;(2) Groupe de Recherche de Géodésie Spatiale (GRGS), 18, Avenue Edouard Belin F-31401 Toulouse Cedex 4, France, FR;(3) Groupe de Recherche de Géodésie Spatiale (GRGS), OCA/CERGA, Avenue Copernic, F-06130 Grasse, France, FR |
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Abstract: | Summary. GFZ Potsdam and GRGS Toulouse/Grasse jointly developed a new pair of global models of the Earth's gravity field to satisfy
the requirements of the recent and future geodetic and altimeter satellite missions. A precise gravity model is a prerequisite
for precise satellite orbit restitution, tracking station positioning and altimeter data reduction. According to different
applications envisaged, the new model exists in two parallel versions: the first one being derived exclusively from satellite
tracking data acquired on 34 satellites, the second one further incorporating satellite altimeter data over the oceans and
terrestrial gravity data. The most recent “satellite-only” gravity model is labelled GRIM4-S4 and the “combined” gravity model
GRIM4-C4. The models are solutions in spherical harmonics and have a resolution up to degree and order 60 plus a few resonance
terms in the case of GRIM4-S4, and up to degree/order 72 in the case of GRIM4-C4, corresponding to a spatial resolution of
555 km at the Earth's surface. The gravitational coefficients were estimated in a rigorous least squares adjustment simultaneously
with ocean tidal terms and tracking station position parameters, so that each gravity model is associated with a consistent
ocean tide model and a terrestrial reference frame built up by over 300 optical, laser and Doppler tracking stations. Comprehensive
quality tests with external data and models, and test arc computations over a wide range of satellites have demonstrated the
state-of-the-art capabilities of both solutions in long-wavelength geoid representation and in precise orbit computation.
Received 1 February 1996; Accepted 17 July 1996 |
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