ISSN:
1432-1394
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Surveying
Notes:
Summary. In connection with the problem of optimally combining the results of a global geopotential mission using (1) a gravity gradiometer and (2) an on-board GPS receiver, we propose a technique operating in the frequency domain using "criterion functions", which describe the precision of each inversion solution as a function of degree n and order m of its spherical harmonic expansion. We propose a formalism for term-wise averaging in the frequency domain, which is both unbiased and optimal in a global least-squares sense. Software for deriving a "criterion function" for the geopotential coefficient recovery errors from both GPS-tracking and gradiometry was developed. This function gives a simple description, using a few parameters only, of the error behaviour of various observation types and geometries. Criterion functions derived for various simulated missions are described, analytically converted to degree variance functions, and compared with results by others. For one case, criterion function dependence on mission parameters is studied.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01090815
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