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Tropospheric and range biases in Satellite Laser Ranging / Mateusz Drożdżewski in Journal of geodesy, vol 95 n° 9 (September 2021)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 95 n° 9 (September 2021) . - n° 100 Titre : Tropospheric and range biases in Satellite Laser Ranging Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Mateusz Drożdżewski, Auteur ; Krzysztof Sosnica, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 100 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes IGN] correction troposphérique [Termes IGN] données Lageos [Termes IGN] données TLS (télémétrie) [Termes IGN] erreur systématique [Termes IGN] géocentre [Termes IGN] harmonique sphérique [Termes IGN] retard troposphérique zénithal [Termes IGN] télémétrie laser sur satellite Résumé : (auteur) The Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) technique provides very accurate distance measurements to artificial Earth satellites. SLR is employed for the realization of the origin and the scale of the terrestrial reference frame. Despite the high precision, SLR observations can be affected by various systematic errors. So far, range biases were used to account for systematic measurement errors and mismodeling effects in SLR. Range biases are constant for all elevation angles and independent of the measured distance to a satellite. Recently, intensity-dependent biases for single-photon SLR detectors and offsets of barometer readings and meteorological devices were reported for some SLR stations. In this paper, we study the possibility of the direct estimation of tropospheric biases from SLR observations to LAGEOS satellites. We discuss the correlations between the station heights, range biases, tropospheric biases, and their impact on the repeatability of station coordinates, geocenter motion, and the global scale of the reference frame. We found that the solution with the estimation of tropospheric biases provides more stable station coordinates than the solution with the estimation of range biases. From the common estimation of range and tropospheric biases, we found that most of the systematic effects at SLR stations are better absorbed by elevation-dependent tropospheric biases than range biases which overestimate the total bias effect. The estimation of tropospheric biases changes the SLR-derived global scale by 0.3 mm and the geocenter coordinates by 1 mm for the Z component, causing thus an offset in the realization of the reference frame origin. Estimation of range biases introduces an offset in some SLR-derived low-degree spherical harmonics of the Earth’s gravity field. Therefore, considering elevation-dependent tropospheric and intensity biases is essential for deriving high-accuracy geodetic parameters. Numéro de notice : A2021-621 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-021-01554-0 date de publication en ligne : 21/08/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-021-01554-0 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98237 [article]

Gravitational field modelling near irregularly shaped bodies using spherical harmonics: a case study for the asteroid (101955) Bennu / Blažej Bucha in Journal of geodesy, vol 95 n° 5 (May 2021)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 95 n° 5 (May 2021) . - n° 56 Titre : Gravitational field modelling near irregularly shaped bodies using spherical harmonics: a case study for the asteroid (101955) Bennu Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Blažej Bucha, Auteur ; Fernando Sanso, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 56 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] astéroïde [Termes IGN] champ de gravitation [Termes IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes IGN] convergence [Termes IGN] harmonique sphérique [Termes IGN] intégrale de Newton Résumé : (auteur) We apply three spherical-harmonic-based techniques to deliver external gravitational field models of the asteroid (101955) Bennu within its circumscribing sphere. This region is known to be peculiar for external spherical harmonic expansions, because it may lead to a divergent series. The studied approaches are (i) spectral gravity forward modelling via external spherical harmonics, (ii) the least-squares estimation from surface gravitational data using external spherical harmonics and (iii) the combination of internal and external series expansions. While the first method diverges beyond any reasonable doubts, we show that the other two methods may ensure relative accuracy from ∼10−6 to 10−8 in the vicinity of Bennu. This is possible even with the second method, despite the fact that it relies on a single series of external spherical harmonics. Our main motivation was to study conceptual differences between spherical harmonic coefficients from satellite data (analogy to the first method) and from surface gravitational data (the second method). Such coefficients are available through the popular spherical-harmonic-based models of the Earth’s gravitational field and often are combined together. We show that the coefficients from terrestrial data may lead to a divergence effect of partial sums, though excellent accuracy can be achieved when such model is used in full. Under (presently) extreme but realistic conditions, the divergence effect of partial sums may affect many near-surface geoscientific applications, such as the geoid/quasigeoid computation or residual terrain modelling. Computer codes (Fortran, MATLAB) and data produced within the study are made freely available at http://edisk.cvt.stuba.sk/~xbuchab/. Numéro de notice : A2021-347 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-021-01493-w date de publication en ligne : 22/04/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-021-01493-w Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97591 [article]

ON GLONASS pseudo-range inter-frequency bias solution with ionospheric delay modeling and the undifferenced uncombined PPP / Zheng Zhang in Journal of geodesy, vol 95 n° 3 (March 2021)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 95 n° 3 (March 2021) . - n°32 Titre : ON GLONASS pseudo-range inter-frequency bias solution with ionospheric delay modeling and the undifferenced uncombined PPP Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Zheng Zhang, Auteur ; Yidong Lou, Auteur ; Zheng Fu, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n°32 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] données GLONASS [Termes IGN] données GNSS [Termes IGN] erreur systématique de code différentiel [Termes IGN] erreur systématique interfréquence d'horloge [Termes IGN] harmonique sphérique [Termes IGN] modèle ionosphérique [Termes IGN] polarisation [Termes IGN] positionnement différentiel [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] retard ionosphèrique [Termes IGN] signal GLONASS Résumé : (auteur) With the development of multi-GNSS, the differential code bias (DCB) has been an increasing interest in the multi-frequency multi-GNSS community. Unlike code division multiple access (CDMA) mode used by GPS, BDS and Galileo etc., the GLONASS signals are modulated with frequency division multiple access (FDMA) mode. Up to now, the FDMA-aware GLONASS bias products are provided by two individual IGS analysis center (AC), i.e., CODE and GFZ. However, only the ionosphere-free (IF) combination IFB of P1 and P2 is available, while it is founded that the GLONASS IFB of GFZ on both frequencies are identical for the same receiver-satellite pair. In this contribution, the GLONASS IFB (inter-frequency bias) solution based on the spherical-harmonic (SH) ionospheric delay modeling as well as the undifferenced and uncombined PPP were carried out and evaluated. Based on the theoretical analysis, observations from 236 CMONOC stations and 172 IGS stations were collected for 2014 March and 2017 March for the numerical verification. The results suggested that the precision of IFB estimates was mainly subjected to the ionospheric status. Concerning the SH ionospheric delay modeling solution, the STD was 0.85 ns and 0.51 ns for 2014 and 2017, respectively. Concerning the undifferenced and uncombined PPP solution, the IFB was further dependent on the signal frequencies, and the STD was 1.43 ns and 1.94 ns for IFB1 and IFB2 in 2014, and the STD was 0.97 ns and 1.17 ns for IFB1 and IFB2 in 2017. When converted to the GF IFB from the individual IFB on each frequency, and compared to that of GF IFB of SH solution, it is revealed that the undifferenced and uncombined PPP solution has its advantages for IFB estimation on each individual frequency, and more efficient in data processing, while the solution based on the SH ionospheric delay modeling has its advantage in the precision of the GF IFB estimates. Thus, it is suggested that the SH model should be preferred for non-time-critical GF IFB concerned-only applications. Otherwise, the undifferenced and uncombined PPP solution is preferred. These IFB on each frequency was further converted to the ionosphere-free IFB and compared with the products of CODE analysis center. Numéro de notice : A2021-221 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-021-01480-1 date de publication en ligne : 22/02/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-021-01480-1 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97190 [article]

A hybrid approach for recovering high-resolution temporal gravity fields from satellite laser ranging / Anno Löcher in Journal of geodesy, vol 95 n° 1 (January 2021)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 95 n° 1 (January 2021) . - n° 6 Titre : A hybrid approach for recovering high-resolution temporal gravity fields from satellite laser ranging Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Anno Löcher, Auteur ; Jürgen Kusche, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 6 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes IGN] changement temporel [Termes IGN] données GRACE [Termes IGN] données TLS (télémétrie) [Termes IGN] facteur d'échelle [Termes IGN] fonction orthogonale [Termes IGN] harmonique sphérique [Termes IGN] modélisation [Termes IGN] série temporelle Résumé : (auteur) A new approach to recover time-variable gravity fields from satellite laser ranging (SLR) is presented. It takes up the concept of lumped coefficients by representing the temporal changes of the Earth’s gravity field by spatial patterns via combinations of spherical harmonics. These patterns are derived from the GRACE mission by decomposing the series of monthly gravity field solutions into empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs). The basic idea of the approach is then to use the leading EOFs as base functions in the gravity field modelling and to adjust the respective scaling factors straightforward within the dynamic orbit computation; only for the lowest degrees, the spherical harmonic coefficients are estimated separately. As a result, the estimated gravity fields have formally the same spatial resolution as GRACE. It is shown that, within the GRACE time frame, both the secular and the seasonal signals in the GRACE time series are reproduced with high accuracy. In the period prior to GRACE, the SLR solutions are in good agreement with other techniques and models and confirm, for instance, that the Greenland ice sheet was stable until the late 1990s. Further validation is done with the first monthly fields from GRACE Follow-On, showing a similar agreement as with GRACE itself. Significant differences to the reference data only emerge occasionally when zooming into smaller river basins with strong interannual mass variations. In such cases, the approach reaches its limits which are set by the low spectral sensitivity of the SLR satellites and the strong constraints exerted by the EOFs. The benefit achieved by the enhanced spatial resolution has to be seen, therefore, primarily in the proper capturing of the mass signal in medium or large areas rather than in the opportunity to focus on isolated spatial details. Numéro de notice : A2021-026 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : MATHEMATIQUE/POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01460-x date de publication en ligne : 23/12/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01460-x Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96710 [article]

Self-consistent determination of the Earth’s GM, geocenter motion and figure axis orientation / Alexandre Couhert in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 12 (December 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 12 (December 2020) . - n° 113 Titre : Self-consistent determination of the Earth’s GM, geocenter motion and figure axis orientation Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Alexandre Couhert, Auteur ; Christian Bizouard, Auteur ; F. Mercier, Auteur ; Kristel Chanard , Auteur ; Marianne Greff-Lefftz, Auteur ; Pierre Exertier, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Projets : 1-Pas de projet / Article en page(s) : n° 113 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] données Ajisai [Termes IGN] données Jason [Termes IGN] données Lageos [Termes IGN] données Lares [Termes IGN] données Starlette [Termes IGN] données Stella [Termes IGN] données TLS (télémétrie) [Termes IGN] erreur de modèle [Termes IGN] harmonique sphérique [Termes IGN] incertitude géométrique [Termes IGN] mouvement du géocentre [Termes IGN] surface de la mer Résumé : (auteur) The very low-degree Earth’s gravity coefficients, associated with the largest-scale mass redistribution in the Earth’s fluid envelope (atmosphere, oceans and continental hydrology), are the most poorly known. In particular, the first three degree geopotential terms are important, as they relate to intrinsic Earth’s mass references: gravitational coefficient (GM) of the Earth (degree 0), geocenter motion (degree 1), Earth’s figure axis orientation (degree 2). This paper presents a self-consistent determination of these three properties of the Earth. The main objective is to deal with the remaining sources of altimetry satellite orbit uncertainties affecting the fundamental record of sea surface height measurements. The analysis identifies the modeling errors, which should be mitigated when estimating the geocenter coordinates from Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) observations. The long-term behavior of the degree-0 and -2 spherical harmonics is also observed over the 34-year period 1984–2017 from the long-time history of satellite laser tracking to geodetic spherical satellites. From the analysis of the evolution of these two coefficients, constraints regarding the Earth’s rheology and uncertainties in the value of GM could be inferred. Overall, the influence of the orbit characteristics, SLR station ranging/position biases and satellite signature effects, measurement modeling errors (tropospheric corrections, non-tidal deformations) are also discussed. Numéro de notice : A2020-330 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01450-z date de publication en ligne : 18/11/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01450-z Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96858 [article]

Improved arctic ocean mass variability inferred from time-variable gravity with constraints and dual leakage correction / Dapeng Mu in Marine geodesy, Vol 43 n° 3 (May 2020)  

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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)  

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ITRF2014, Earth figure changes, and geocenter velocity: Implications for GIA and recent ice melting / Laurent Métivier in Journal of geophysical research : Solid Earth, vol 125 n° 2 (February 2020)  

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Data-adaptive spatio-temporal filtering of GRACE data / Paoline Prevost in Geophysical journal international, vol 219 n° 3 (December 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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Toward a global horizontal and vertical elastic load deformation model derived from GRACE and GNSS station position time series / Kristel Chanard in Journal of geophysical research : Solid Earth, vol 123 n° 4 (April 2018)  

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Transformation between surface spherical harmonic expansion of arbitrary high degree and order and double Fourier series on sphere / Toshio Fukushima in Journal of geodesy, vol 92 n° 2 (February 2018)  

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Contribution of mass density heterogeneities to the quasigeoid-to-geoid separation / Robert Tenzer in Journal of geodesy, vol 90 n° 1 (January 2016)  

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A surface spherical harmonic expansion of gravity anomalies on the ellipsoid / S.J. Claessens in Journal of geodesy, vol 89 n° 10 (october 2015)  

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Reducing leakage error in GRACE-observed long-term ice mass change: a case study in West Antarctica / J. L. Chen in Journal of geodesy, vol 89 n° 9 (september 2015)  

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