A refined gravity model from Lageos /GEM-L2/

Details A refined gravity model from Lageos /GEM-L2/ A refined gravity model from Lageos /GEM-L2/

Nov 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982georl...9.1263l&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 9, Nov. 1982, p. 1263-1266.

Physics

48

Gravitational Fields, Lageos (Satellite), Laser Range Finders, Satellite Tracking, Acceleration (Physics), Geopotential, Ground Stations, Polar Wandering (Geology)

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Lageos satellite laser ranging (SLR) data taken over a 2.5 yr period were employed to develop the Goddard Earth Model GEM-L2, a refined gravity field model. Additional data was gathered with 30 other satellites, resulting in spherical harmonics through degree and order 20, based on over 600,000 measurements. The Lageos data was accurate down to 10 cm, after which the GEM 9 data were used to make adjustments past order 7. The resolution of long wavelength activity, through degree and order 4, was made possible by the Lageos data. The GEM-L2 model features a 20 x 20 geopotential, tracking station coordinates (20), 5-day polar motion and A1-UT1 values, and a GM value of 398,600.607 cu km/sq sec. The accuracy of station positioning has been raised to within 6 cm total position globally and within 1.8 cm in baselines. It is concluded that SLR is useful for measuring tectonic plate motions and inter-plate deformations.

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