Accuracy of the determination of mean anomalies and mean geoid undulations from a satellite gravity field mapping mission

Details Accuracy of the determination of mean anomalies and mean geoid undulations from a satellite gravity field mapping mission Accuracy of the determination of mean anomalies and mean geoid undulations from a satellite gravity field mapping mission

Aug 1980

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Geophysics

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Earth Gravitation, Geoids, Gravimetry, Gravitational Fields, Gravity Anomalies, Computer Programs, Earth-Moon System, Geophysics, Gravity Gradiometers, Mapping

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Improved knowledge of the Earth's gravity field was obtained from new and improved satellite measurements such as satellite to satellite tracking and gradiometry. This improvement was examined by estimating the accuracy of the determination of mean anomalies and mean undulations in various size blocks based on an assumed mission. In this report the accuracy is considered through a commission error due to measurement noise propagation and a truncation error due to unobservable higher degree terms in the geopotential. To do this the spectrum of the measurement was related to the spectrum of the disturbing potential of the Earth's gravity field. Equations were derived for a low-low (radial or horizontal separation) mission and a gradiometer mission. For a low-low mission of six month's duration, at an altitude of 160 km, with a data noise of plus or minus 1 micrometers sec for a four second integration time, we would expect to determine 1 deg x 1 deg mean anomalies to an accuracy of plus or minus 2.3 mgals and 1 deg x 1 deg mean geoid undulations to plus or minus 4.3 cm. A very fast Fortran program is available to study various mission configurations and block sizes.

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