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GRACE-FO precise orbit determination and gravity recovery / Z. Kang in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 9 (September 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 9 (September 2020) . - n° 85 Titre : GRACE-FO precise orbit determination and gravity recovery Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Z. Kang, Auteur ; S. Bettadpur, Auteur ; P. Nagel, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 85 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes descripteurs IGN] bande K [Termes descripteurs IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes descripteurs IGN] GRACE [Termes descripteurs IGN] interféromètre au laser [Termes descripteurs IGN] orbite précise [Termes descripteurs IGN] orbitographie Résumé : (auteur) The gravity recovery and climate experiment follow-on (GRACE-FO) satellites, launched in May of 2018, are equipped with geodetic quality GPS receivers for precise orbit determination (POD) and gravity recovery. The primary objective of the GRACE-FO mission is to map the time-variable and mean gravity field of the Earth. To achieve this goal, both GRACE-FO satellites are additionally equipped with a K-band ranging (KBR) system, accelerometers and star trackers. Data processing strategies, data weighting approaches and impacts of observation types and rates are investigated in order to determine the most efficient approach for processing GRACE-FO multi-type data for precise orbit determination and gravity recovery. Two GPS observation types, un-differenced (UD) and double-differenced (DD) observations in general can be used for GPS-based POD and gravity recovery. The GRACE-FO KBR observations are mainly used for gravity recovery, but they can be also used for POD to improve the relative orbit accuracy. The main purpose of this paper is to study the impacts of the DD, UD and KBR observations on GRACE-FO POD and gravity recovery. The precise orbit accuracy is assessed using several tests, which include analysis of orbital fits, satellite laser ranging residuals, KBR range residuals and orbit comparisons. The gravity recovery is validated by comparing different gravity solutions through coefficient-wise comparison, degree difference variances and water height variations over the whole Earth and selected area and river basins. Numéro de notice : A2020-542 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01414-3 date de publication en ligne : 16/08/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01414-3 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95744 [article]

Using quantum optical sensors for determining the Earth’s gravity field from space / Jurgen Müller in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 8 (August 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 8 (August 2020) . - n° 71 Titre : Using quantum optical sensors for determining the Earth’s gravity field from space Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jurgen Müller, Auteur ; Hu Wu, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 71 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes descripteurs IGN] capteur optique [Termes descripteurs IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes descripteurs IGN] données GOCE [Termes descripteurs IGN] données GRACE [Termes descripteurs IGN] gradient [Termes descripteurs IGN] gradiomètre [Termes descripteurs IGN] gravimétrie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes descripteurs IGN] incertitude temporelle [Termes descripteurs IGN] longueur d'onde [Termes descripteurs IGN] onde myriamétrique [Termes descripteurs IGN] optique quantique Résumé : (auteur) Quantum optical technology provides an opportunity to develop new kinds of gravity sensors and to enable novel measurement concepts for gravimetry. Two candidates are considered in this study: the cold atom interferometry (CAI) gradiometer and optical clocks. Both sensors show a high sensitivity and long-term stability. They are assumed on board of a low-orbit satellite like gravity field and steady-state ocean circulation explorer (GOCE) and gravity recovery and climate experiment (GRACE) to determine the Earth’s gravity field. Their individual contributions were assessed through closed-loop simulations which rigorously mapped the sensors’ sensitivities to the gravity field coefficients. Clocks, which can directly obtain the gravity potential (differences) through frequency comparison, show a high sensitivity to the very long-wavelength gravity field. In the GRACE orbit, clocks with an uncertainty level of 1.0×10−18 are capable to retrieve temporal gravity signals below degree 12, while 1.0×10−17 clocks are useful for detecting the signals of degree 2 only. However, it poses challenges for clocks to achieve such uncertainties in a short time. In space, the CAI gradiometer is expected to have its ultimate sensitivity and a remarkable stability over a long time (measurements are precise down to very low frequencies). The three diagonal gravity gradients can properly be measured by CAI gradiometry with a same noise level of 5.0 mE/Hz−−−√. They can potentially lead to a 2–5 times better solution of the static gravity field than that of GOCE above degree and order 50, where the GOCE solution is mainly dominated by the gradient measurements. In the lower degree part, benefits from CAI gradiometry are still visible, but there, solutions from GRACE-like missions are superior. Numéro de notice : A2020-537 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01401-8 date de publication en ligne : 24/07/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01401-8 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95730 [article]

A line integral approach for the computation of the potential harmonic coefficients of a constant density polyhedron / Olivier Jamet in Journal of geodesy, Vol 94 n°3 (March 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > Vol 94 n°3 (March 2020) . - n° 30 Titre : A line integral approach for the computation of the potential harmonic coefficients of a constant density polyhedron Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Olivier Jamet , Auteur ; Dimitrios Tsoulis, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Projets : Université de Paris / Clerici, Christine Article en page(s) : n° 30 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes descripteurs IGN] analyse harmonique [Termes descripteurs IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes descripteurs IGN] harmonique sphérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] implémentation (informatique) [Termes descripteurs IGN] polyèdre [Termes descripteurs IGN] potentiel de pesanteur terrestre Résumé : (auteur) A novel approach for the computation of the spherical harmonic coefficients of the gravity field of a constant density polyhedron is presented. The proposed method is based on the expression of these coefficients as the volume integral of solid harmonics. It is well known that the divergence theorem leads to an expression of these volume integrals as surface integrals. We show that these surface integrals can be expressed as the sum of line integrals along the edges of the polyhedron. In contrast to previous approaches, the values of the spherical harmonic coefficients at a given degree and order result directly from the computation of the line integrals. The performed numerical implementation revealed the stability of the proposed algorithm up to degree 360 for a prismatic test source. Numéro de notice : A2020-154 Thématique : MATHEMATIQUE/POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01358-8 date de publication en ligne : 17/02/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01358-8 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94803 [article]

A global vertical datum defined by the conventional geoid potential and the Earth ellipsoid parameters / Hadi Amin in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n°10 (October 2019)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 93 n°10 (October 2019) Titre : A global vertical datum defined by the conventional geoid potential and the Earth ellipsoid parameters Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Hadi Amin, Auteur ; Lard Erik Sjöberg, Auteur ; Mohammad Bagherbandi, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes descripteurs IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes descripteurs IGN] coordonnées cartésiennes géocentriques [Termes descripteurs IGN] ellipsoïde de référence [Termes descripteurs IGN] géoïde [Termes descripteurs IGN] géoïde gravimétrique [Termes descripteurs IGN] harmonique ellipsoïdale [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle de géopotentiel [Termes descripteurs IGN] surface de la mer [Termes descripteurs IGN] système de référence altimétrique [Termes descripteurs IGN] système de référence géodésique Résumé : (auteur) The geoid, according to the classical Gauss–Listing definition, is, among infinite equipotential surfaces of the Earth’s gravity field, the equipotential surface that in a least squares sense best fits the undisturbed mean sea level. This equipotential surface, except for its zero-degree harmonic, can be characterized using the Earth’s global gravity models (GGM). Although, nowadays, satellite altimetry technique provides the absolute geoid height over oceans that can be used to calibrate the unknown zero-degree harmonic of the gravimetric geoid models, this technique cannot be utilized to estimate the geometric parameters of the mean Earth ellipsoid (MEE). The main objective of this study is to perform a joint estimation of W0, which defines the zero datum of vertical coordinates, and the MEE parameters relying on a new approach and on the newest gravity field, mean sea surface and mean dynamic topography models. As our approach utilizes both satellite altimetry observations and a GGM model, we consider different aspects of the input data to evaluate the sensitivity of our estimations to the input data. Unlike previous studies, our results show that it is not sufficient to use only the satellite-component of a quasi-stationary GGM to estimate W0. In addition, our results confirm a high sensitivity of the applied approach to the altimetry-based geoid heights, i.e., mean sea surface and mean dynamic topography models. Moreover, as W0 should be considered a quasi-stationary parameter, we quantify the effect of time-dependent Earth’s gravity field changes as well as the time-dependent sea level changes on the estimation of W0. Our computations resulted in the geoid potential W0 = 62636848.102 ± 0.004 m2 s−2 and the semi-major and minor axes of the MEE, a = 6378137.678 ± 0.0003 m and b = 6356752.964 ± 0.0005 m, which are 0.678 and 0.650 m larger than those axes of GRS80 reference ellipsoid, respectively. Moreover, a new estimation for the geocentric gravitational constant was obtained as GM = (398600460.55 ± 0.03) × 106 m3 s−2. Numéro de notice : A2019-608 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-019-01293-3 date de publication en ligne : 12/09/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-019-01293-3 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94791 [article]

Combination of GRACE monthly gravity fields on the normal equation level / Ulrich Meyer in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n° 9 (September 2019)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 93 n° 9 (September 2019) . - pp 1645 - 1658 Titre : Combination of GRACE monthly gravity fields on the normal equation level Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ulrich Meyer, Auteur ; Yoomin Jean, Auteur ; A. Kvas, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Article en page(s) : pp 1645 - 1658 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes descripteurs IGN] analyse de variance [Termes descripteurs IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes descripteurs IGN] données GRACE [Termes descripteurs IGN] filtrage du bruit [Termes descripteurs IGN] gravimétrie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] mesure de la qualité [Termes descripteurs IGN] série temporelle Résumé : (Auteur) A large number of time-series of monthly gravity fields derived from GRACE data provide users with a wealth of information on mass transport processes in the system Earth. The users are, however, left alone with the decision which time-series to analyze. Following the example of other well-known combination services provided by the geodetic community, the prototype of a combination service has been developed within the frame of the project EGSIEM (2015–2017) to combine the different time-series with the goal to provide a unique and superior product to the user community. Four associated analysis centers (ACs) of EGSIEM, namely AIUB, GFZ, GRGS and IfG, generated monthly gravity fields which were then combined using the different normal equations (NEQs). But the relative weights determined by variance component estimation (VCE) on the NEQ level do not lead to an optimal combined product due to the different processing strategies applied by the individual ACs. We therefore resort to VCE on the solution level to derive relative weights that are representative of the noise levels of the individual solutions. These weights are then applied in the combination on the NEQ level. Prior to combination, empirical scaling factors that are based on pairwise combinations of NEQs are derived to balance the impact of the NEQs on the combined solution. We compare the processing approaches of the different ACs and introduce quality measures derived either from the differences w.r.t. the monthly means of the individual gravity fields or w.r.t. a deterministic signal model. After combination, the gravity fields are validated by comparison to the official GRACE SDS RL05 time-series and the individual contributions of the associated ACs in the spectral and the spatial domain. While the combined gravity fields are comparable in signal strength to the individual time-series, they stand out by their low noise level. In terms of noise, they are in 90% of all months as good or better than the best individual contribution from IfG and significantly less noisy than the official GRACE SDS RL05 time-series. Numéro de notice : A2019-507 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-019-01274-6 date de publication en ligne : 02/07/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-019-01274-6 Format de la ressource électronique : URL Article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=93792 [article]

The Iranian height datum offset from the GBVP solution and spirit-leveling/gravimetry data / Amir Ebadi in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n° 8 (August 2019)  

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Deflections of the vertical from full-tensor and single-instrument gravity gradiometry / Christopher Jekeli in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n° 3 (March 2019)  

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Evaluation of terrestrial and airborne gravity data over Antarctica : a generic approach / Philipp Zingerle in Journal of geodetic science, vol 9 n° 1 (January 2019)  

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Mass variation observing system by high low inter-satellite links (MOBILE) : a new concept for sustained observation of mass transport from space / Roland Pail in Journal of geodetic science, vol 9 n° 1 (January 2019)  

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Relativistic geodesy, ch.. Chronometric geodesy: Methods and applications / Pacôme Delva (2019)  

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An analysis of gravitational gradients in rotated frames and their relation to oriented mass sources / Isabelle Panet in Journal of geophysical research : Solid Earth, vol 123 n° 12 (December 2018)  

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A Terrestrial Reference Frame realised on the observation level using a GPS-LEO satellite constellation / Daniel Koenig in Journal of geodesy, vol 92 n° 11 (November 2018)  

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Least-squares cross-wavelet analysis and its applications in geophysical time series / Ebrahim Ghaderpour in Journal of geodesy, vol 92 n° 10 (October 2018)  

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Migrating pattern of deformation prior to the Tohoku-Oki earthquake revealed by GRACE data / Isabelle Panet in Nature geoscience, vol 11 n° 5 (May 2018)  

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High performance clocks and gravity field determination / J. Muller in Space Science Reviews, vol 214 n° 1 (February 2018)  

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