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Troposphere delay modeling with horizontal gradients for satellite laser ranging / Mateusz Drożdżewski in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n°10 (October 2019)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 93 n°10 (October 2019) Titre : Troposphere delay modeling with horizontal gradients for satellite laser ranging Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Mateusz Drożdżewski, Auteur ; Krzysztof Sosnica, Auteur ; Florian Zus, Auteur ; Kyriakos Balidakis, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] angle vertical [Termes IGN] coordonnées polaires [Termes IGN] dissymétrie [Termes IGN] erreur systématique [Termes IGN] géocentre [Termes IGN] gradient de troposphère [Termes IGN] interférométrie à très grande base [Termes IGN] Lageos [Termes IGN] retard troposphérique [Termes IGN] Sentinel-3 [Termes IGN] station TLS (télémétrie) [Termes IGN] télémètre laser sur satellite Résumé : (auteur) Satellite laser ranging (SLR) constitutes a fundamental space geodetic technique providing global geodetic parameters, such as geocenter coordinates, Earth rotation parameters, and low-degree gravity field coefficients. The tropospheric delay correction is one of the crucial corrections that have to be taken into account when processing SLR data. Current conventional models of the troposphere delays assume a full symmetry of the atmosphere above SLR stations. Neglecting horizontal gradients in SLR solutions introduces a systematic error in SLR products, especially for the observations at low elevation angles, and leads to a deterioration of the consistency between SLR and other space geodetic techniques, such as global navigational satellite systems and very-long-baseline interferometry. We derive new mapping function coefficients, as well as first- and second-order horizontal gradients, all of which are based on numerical weather models, in order to properly consider the azimuthal asymmetry in SLR solutions. We test the enhanced mapping function and horizontal gradients on the solutions based on 11 years of SLR observations to LAGEOS-1/2 satellites and 1 year of SLR observations to Sentinel-3A. The consideration of azimuthal asymmetry of the atmosphere above the SLR stations has a systematic effect on SLR-derived products, such as station and geocenter coordinates and pole coordinates. Horizontal gradients in SLR solutions improve the consistency between SLR-derived pole coordinates and the combined IERS-C04 series by means of reducing the offset for the X and Y pole coordinates by 20 μas. The second-order horizontal gradients are negligible in SLR solutions; thus, including first-order gradients is sufficient for SLR solutions. Numéro de notice : A2019-607 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-019-01287-1 Date de publication en ligne : 22/08/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-019-01287-1 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94790 [article]

Improving the modeling of the atmospheric delay in the data analysis of the Intensive VLBI sessions and the impact on the UT1 estimates / Tobias Nilsson in Journal of geodesy, vol 91 n° 7 (July 2017)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 91 n° 7 (July 2017) . - pp 857 - 866 Titre : Improving the modeling of the atmospheric delay in the data analysis of the Intensive VLBI sessions and the impact on the UT1 estimates Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Tobias Nilsson, Auteur ; Benedikt Soja, Auteur ; Kyriakos Balidakis, Auteur ; Maria Karbon, Auteur ; Robert Heinkelmann, Auteur ; Zhiguo Deng, Auteur ; Harald Schuh, Auteur Année de publication : 2017 Article en page(s) : pp 857 - 866 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] analyse de données [Termes IGN] filtre de Kalman [Termes IGN] gradient de troposphère [Termes IGN] interférométrie à très grande base [Termes IGN] longueur du jour [Termes IGN] modèle atmosphérique [Termes IGN] retard troposphérique zénithal [Termes IGN] temps universel Résumé : (Auteur) The very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) Intensive sessions are typically 1-h and single-baseline VLBI sessions, specifically designed to yield low-latency estimates of UT1-UTC. In this work, we investigate what accuracy is obtained from these sessions and how it can be improved. In particular, we study the modeling of the troposphere in the data analysis. The impact of including external information on the zenith wet delays (ZWD) and tropospheric gradients from GPS or numerical weather prediction models is studied. Additionally, we test estimating tropospheric gradients in the data analysis, which is normally not done. To evaluate the results, we compared the UT1-UTC values from the Intensives to those from simultaneous 24-h VLBI session. Furthermore, we calculated length of day (LOD) estimates using the UT1-UTC values from consecutive Intensives and compared these to the LOD estimated by GPS. We find that there is not much benefit in using external ZWD; however, including external information on the gradients improves the agreement with the reference data. If gradients are estimated in the data analysis, and appropriate constraints are applied, the WRMS difference w.r.t. UT1-UTC from 24-h sessions is reduced by 5% and the WRMS difference w.r.t. the LOD from GPS by up to 12%. The best agreement between Intensives and the reference time series is obtained when using both external gradients from GPS and additionally estimating gradients in the data analysis. Numéro de notice : A2017-298 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-016-0985-7 En ligne : http://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-016-0985-7 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=85333 [article]

Determination of a terrestrial reference frame via Kalman filtering of very long baseline interferometry data / Benedikt Soja in Journal of geodesy, vol 90 n° 12 (December 2016)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 90 n° 12 (December 2016) . - pp 1311 - 1327 Titre : Determination of a terrestrial reference frame via Kalman filtering of very long baseline interferometry data Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Benedikt Soja, Auteur ; Tobias Nilsson, Auteur ; Kyriakos Balidakis, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2016 Article en page(s) : pp 1311 - 1327 Note générale : Bibliographie ; Erratum : voir pdf Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Systèmes de référence et réseaux [Termes IGN] bruit (théorie du signal) [Termes IGN] coordonnées géographiques [Termes IGN] filtre de Kalman [Termes IGN] image radar moirée [Termes IGN] interférométrie à très grande base [Termes IGN] International Terrestrial Reference Frame [Termes IGN] modèle stochastique [Termes IGN] station permanente Résumé : (Auteur) Terrestrial reference frames (TRF), such as the ITRF2008, are primary products of geodesy. In this paper, we present TRF solutions based on Kalman filtering of very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) data, for which we estimate steady station coordinates over more than 30 years that are updated for every single VLBI session. By applying different levels of process noise, non-linear signals, such as seasonal and seismic effects, are taken into account. The corresponding stochastic model is derived site-dependent from geophysical loading deformation time series and is adapted during periods of post-seismic deformations. Our results demonstrate that the choice of stochastic process has a much smaller impact on the coordinate time series and velocities than the overall noise level. If process noise is applied, tests with and without additionally estimating seasonal signals indicate no difference between the resulting coordinate time series for periods when observational data are available. In a comparison with epoch reference frames, the Kalman filter solutions provide better short-term stability. Furthermore, we find out that the Kalman filter solutions are of similar quality when compared to a consistent least-squares solution, however, with the enhanced attribute of being easier to update as, for instance, in a post-earthquake period. Numéro de notice : A2016-804 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-016-0924-7 En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00190-016-0924-7 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=82591 [article]