Tests and comparisons of satellite-derived geoids with Skylab altimeter data

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Jul 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976jgr....81.3594m&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 81, July 10, 1976, p. 3594-3598.

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Geoids, Ocean Surface, Orbit Calculation, Radio Altimeters, Satellite Observation, Skylab Program, Computerized Simulation, Data Acquisition, Earth Gravitation, Gravitational Effects, Mathematical Models, Orbital Mechanics, Performance Tests

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During the Skylab 4 mission, the S-193 radar altimeter was operated nearly continuously for a revolution around the world on Jan. 31, 1974. This direct measurement to the sea surface has provided an independent basis for the evaluation of the precision of global geoids computed from satellite-derived earth gravity models. This paper presents comparisons between the Skylab data and several recent gravity models published by Goddard Space Flight Center, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The differences between the altimeter geoid and the satellite geoids were as large as 20 m, rms values ranging from 8 to 10 m. These differences also indicated a systematic long-wavelength variation (about 100 deg) not related to error in the Skylab orbits. Truncation of the models to degree and order 8 did not eliminate the long-wavelength variation, but in every case the rms agreement between the satellite geoids and the altimeter geoid was slightly improved. Orbits computed with the truncated models were found to be inferior to those computed with the complete models.

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