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Observable quality assessment of broadband very long baseline interferometry system / Ming H. Xu in Journal of geodesy, vol 95 n° 5 (May 2021)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 95 n° 5 (May 2021) . - n° 51 Titre : Observable quality assessment of broadband very long baseline interferometry system Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ming H. Xu, Auteur ; James M. Anderson, Auteur ; Robert Heinkelmann, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 51 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] données VGOS [Termes IGN] erreur moyenne quadratique [Termes IGN] interférométrie à très grande base [Termes IGN] pondération [Termes IGN] propagation ionosphérique [Termes IGN] retard ionosphèrique [Termes IGN] teneur totale en électrons Résumé : (auteur) The next-generation, broadband geodetic very long baseline interferometry system, named VGOS, is developing its global network, and VGOS networks with a small size of 3–7 stations have already made broadband observations from 2017 to 2019. We made quality assessments for two kinds of observables in the 21 VGOS sessions currently available: group delay and differential total electron content (δTEC). Our study reveals that the random measurement noise of VGOS group delays is at the level of less than 2 ps (1ps=10−12 s), while the contributions from systematic error sources, mainly source structure related, are at the level of 20 ps. Due to the significant improvement in measurement noise, source structure effects with relatively small magnitudes that are not overwhelming in the S/X VLBI system, for instance 10 ps, are clearly visible in VGOS observations. Another critical error source in VGOS observations is discrete delay jumps, for instance, a systematic offset of about 310 ps or integer multiples of that. The predominant causative factor is found to be related to source structure. The measurement noise level of δTEC observables is about 0.07 TECU, but the systematic effects are five times larger than that. A strong correlation between group delay and δTEC observables is discovered with a trend of 40 ps/TECU for observations with large structure effects; there is a second trend in the range 60–70 ps/TECU when the measurement noise is dominant. Numéro de notice : A2021-346 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-021-01496-7 date de publication en ligne : 13/04/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-021-01496-7 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97590 [article]

Benefits of non-tidal loading applied at distinct levels in VLBI analysis / Matthias Glomsda in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 9 (September 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 9 (September 2020) . - n° 90 Titre : Benefits of non-tidal loading applied at distinct levels in VLBI analysis Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Matthias Glomsda, Auteur ; Mathis Blossfeld, Auteur ; Manuela Seitz, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 90 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] données ITGB [Termes IGN] effet de charge [Termes IGN] interférométrie à très grande base [Termes IGN] pesanteur hors marée [Termes IGN] retard troposphérique [Termes IGN] série temporelle [Termes IGN] surcharge hydrologique [Termes IGN] surcharge océanique [Termes IGN] transformation de Helmert Résumé : (auteur) In the analysis of very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations, many geophysical models are used for correcting the theoretical signal delay. In addition to the conventional models described by Petit and Luzum (eds) (IERS Conventions, 2010), we are applying different parts of non-tidal site loading, namely the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrological ones. To investigate their individual contributions, these parts are considered both separately and combined to a total loading. The application of the corresponding site displacements is performed at two distinct levels of the geodetic parameter estimation process (observation and normal equation level), which turn out to give very similar results in many cases. To validate our findings internally, the site displacements are provided by two different data centres: the Earth-System-Modelling group at the Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum in Potsdam (ESMGFZ, see Dill and Dobslaw, J Geophys Res Solid Earth, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrb.50353ISTEX)] and the International Mass Loading Service [IMLS, see Petrov (The international mass loading service, 2015)]. We show that considering non-tidal loading is actually useful for mitigating systematic effects in the VLBI results, like annual signals in the station height time series. If the sum of all non-tidal loading parts is considered, the WRMS of the station heights and baseline lengths is reduced in 80–90% of all cases, and the relative improvement is about −3.5% on average. The main differences between our chosen providers originate from hydrological loading. Numéro de notice : A2020-540 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01418-z date de publication en ligne : 31/08/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01418-z Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95741 [article]

GipsyX/RTGx, a new tool set for space geodetic operations and research / Willy I. Bertiger in Advances in space research, vol 66 n° 3 (1 August 2020)  

Public [article]  inAdvances in space research > vol 66 n° 3 (1 August 2020) . - pp 469 - 489 Titre : GipsyX/RTGx, a new tool set for space geodetic operations and research Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Willy I. Bertiger, Auteur ; Yoaz E. Bar-Sever, Auteur ; A. Dorsey, Auteur ; Bruce J. Haines, Auteur ; N.R. Harvey, Auteur ; Dan Hemberger, Auteur ; Michael B. Heflin, Auteur ; Wenwen Lu, Auteur ; Mark Miller, Auteur ; Angelyn Moore, Auteur ; Dave Murphy, Auteur ; Paul Ries, Auteur ; L.J. Romans, Auteur ; Aurore E. Sibois, Auteur ; Ant Sibthorpe, Auteur ; Bela Szilagyi, Auteur ; Michele Vallisneri, Auteur ; Pascal Willis , Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Projets : 3-projet - voir note / Article en page(s) : pp 469 - 489 Note générale : bibliographie The research was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] données DORIS [Termes IGN] données GNSS [Termes IGN] données ITGB [Termes IGN] données TLS (télémétrie) [Termes IGN] filtre de Kalman [Termes IGN] horloge atomique [Termes IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes IGN] logiciel d'orbitographie [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] série temporelle [Termes IGN] temps réel [Termes IGN] traitement de données GNSS Résumé : (auteur) GipsyX/RTGx is the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s (JPL) next generation software package for positioning, navigation, timing, and Earth science using measurements from three geodetic techniques: Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR), and Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite (DORIS); with Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) under development. The software facilitates combined estimation of geodetic and geophysical parameters using a Kalman filter approach on real or simulated data in both post-processing and in real-time. The estimated parameters include station coordinates and velocities, satellite orbits and clocks, Earth orientation, ionospheric and tropospheric delays. The software is also capable of full realization of a dynamic terrestrial reference through analysis and combination of time series of ground station coordinates. Applying lessons learned from its predecessors, GIPSY-OASIS and Real Time GIPSY (RTG), GipsyX/RTGx was re-designed from the ground up to offer improved precision, accuracy, usability, and operational flexibility. We present some key aspects of its new architecture, and describe some of its major applications, including Real-time orbit determination and ephemeris predictions in the U.S. Air Force Next Generation GPS Operational Control Segment (OCX), as well as in JPL’s Global Differential GPS (GDGPS) System, supporting User Range Error (URE) of 5 cm RMS; precision post-processing GNSS orbit determination, including JPL’s contributions to the International GNSS Service (IGS) with URE in the 2 cm RMS range; Precise point positioning (PPP) with ambiguity resolution, both statically and kinematically, for geodetic applications with 2 mm horizontal, and 6.5 mm vertical repeatability for static positioning; Operational orbit and clock determination for Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites, such as NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission with GRACE relative clock alignment at the 20 ps level; calibration of radio occultation data from LEO satellites for weather forecasting and climate studies; Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) to GNSS and LEO satellites, DORIS-based and multi-technique orbit determination for LEO; production of terrestrial reference frames and Earth rotation parameters in support of JPL’s contribution to the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF). Numéro de notice : A2020-575 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : INFORMATIQUE/POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.asr.2020.04.015 date de publication en ligne : 22/04/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2020.04.015 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96369 [article]

Geodetic VLBI for precise orbit determination of Earth satellites: a simulation study / Grzegorz Klopotek in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 6 (June 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 6 (June 2020) Titre : Geodetic VLBI for precise orbit determination of Earth satellites: a simulation study Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Grzegorz Klopotek, Auteur ; Thomas Hobiger, Auteur ; Rüdiger Haas, Auteur ; Toshimichi Otsubo, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] constellation GNSS [Termes IGN] données Galileo [Termes IGN] données Lageos [Termes IGN] données VGOS [Termes IGN] géocentre [Termes IGN] interférométrie à très grande base [Termes IGN] méthode de Monte-Carlo [Termes IGN] orbitographie [Termes IGN] paramètres d'orientation de la Terre [Termes IGN] quasar [Termes IGN] rotation de la Terre Résumé : (auteur) Recent efforts of tracking low Earth orbit and medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites using geodetic very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) raise questions on the potential of this novel observation concept for space geodesy. Therefore, we carry out extensive Monte Carlo simulations in order to investigate the feasibility of geodetic VLBI for precise orbit determination (POD) of MEO satellites and assess the impact of quality and quantity of satellite observations on the derived geodetic parameters. The MEO satellites are represented in our study by LAGEOS-1/-2 and a set of Galileo satellites. The concept is studied on the basis of 3-day solutions in which satellite observations are included into real schedules of the continuous geodetic VLBI campaign 2017 (CONT17) as well as simulated schedules concerning the next-generation VLBI system, known as the VLBI Global Observing System (VGOS). Our results indicate that geodetic VLBI can perform on a comparable level as other space-geodetic techniques concerning POD of MEO satellites. For an assumed satellite observation precision better than 14.1 mm (47 ps), an average 3D orbit precision of 2.0 cm and 6.3 cm is found for schedules including LAGEOS-1/-2 and Galileo satellites, respectively. Moreover, geocenter offsets, which were so far out of scope for the geodetic VLBI analysis, are close to the detection limit for the simulations concerning VGOS observations of Galileo satellites, with the potential to further enhance the results. Concerning the estimated satellite orbits, VGOS leads to an average precision improvement of 80% with respect to legacy VLBI. In absolute terms and for satellite observation precision of 14.1 mm (47 ps), this corresponds to an average value of 17 mm and 7 mm concerning the 3D orbit scatter and precision of geocenter components, respectively. As shown in this study, a poor satellite geometry can degrade the derived Earth rotation parameters and VLBI station positions, compared to the quasar-only reference schedules. Therefore, careful scheduling of both quasar and satellite observations should be performed in order to fully benefit from this novel observation concept. Numéro de notice : A2020-342 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01381-9 date de publication en ligne : 11/06/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01381-9 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95221 [article]

Combinatorial optimization applied to VLBI scheduling / A. Corbin in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n°2 (February 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n°2 (February 2020) Titre : Combinatorial optimization applied to VLBI scheduling Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : A. Corbin, Auteur ; B. Niedermann, Auteur ; Axel Nothnagel, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] analyse combinatoire (maths) [Termes IGN] données VGOS [Termes IGN] interférométrie à très grande base [Termes IGN] positionnement par ITGB [Termes IGN] programmation linéaire [Termes IGN] retard troposphérique zénithal [Termes IGN] station VLBI [Termes IGN] téléscope [Termes IGN] temps universel coordonné Résumé : (auteur) Due to the advent of powerful solvers, today linear programming has seen many applications in production and routing. In this publication, we present mixed-integer linear programming as applied to scheduling geodetic very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations. The approach uses combinatorial optimization and formulates the scheduling task as a mixed-integer linear program. Within this new method, the schedule is considered as an entity containing all possible observations of an observing session at the same time, leading to a global optimum. In our example, the optimum is found by maximizing the sky coverage score. The sky coverage score is computed by a hierarchical partitioning of the local sky above each telescope into a number of cells. Each cell including at least one observation adds a certain gain to the score. The method is computationally expensive and this publication may be ahead of its time for large networks and large numbers of VLBI observations. However, considering that developments of solvers for combinatorial optimization are progressing rapidly and that computers increase in performance, the usefulness of this approach may come up again in some distant future. Nevertheless, readers may be prompted to look into these optimization methods already today seeing that they are available also in the geodetic literature. The validity of the concept and the applicability of the logic are demonstrated by evaluating test schedules for five 1-h, single-baseline Intensive VLBI sessions. Compared to schedules that were produced with the scheduling software sked, the number of observations per session is increased on average by three observations and the simulated precision of UT1-UTC is improved in four out of five cases (6 μs average improvement in quadrature). Moreover, a simplified and thus much faster version of the mixed-integer linear program has been developed for modern VLBI Global Observing System telescopes. Numéro de notice : A2020-153 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : MATHEMATIQUE/POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01348-w date de publication en ligne : 29/01/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01348-w Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94786 [article]

Systematic errors in SLR data and their impact on the ILRS products / Vincenza Luceri in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n°11 (November 2019)  

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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)  

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Modeling the VLBI delay for Earth satellites / Frédéric Jaron in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n°7 (July 2019)  

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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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Geodetic VLBI with an artificial radio source on the Moon : a simulation study / Grzegorz Klopotek in Journal of geodesy, vol 92 n° 5 (May 2018)  

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Basic Earth's Parameters as estimated from VLBI observations / Ping Zhu in Geodesy and Geodynamics, vol 8 n° 6 (November 2017)  

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Application of ray-traced tropospheric slant delays to geodetic VLBI analysis / Armin Hofmeister in Journal of geodesy, vol 91 n° 8 (August 2017)  

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A global terrestrial reference frame from simulated VLBI and SLR data in view of GGOS / Susanne Glaser in Journal of geodesy, vol 91 n° 7 (July 2017)  

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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)  

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The extension of the parametrization of the radio source coordinates in geodetic VLBI and its impact on the time series analysis / Maria Karbon in Journal of geodesy, vol 91 n° 7 (July 2017)  

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