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  • 1
    Publication Date: 2011-08-16
    Description: During the Skylab 4 mission, the S-193 radar altimeter was operated nearly continuously for a revolution around the world on Jan. 31, 1974. This direct measurement to the sea surface has provided an independent basis for the evaluation of the precision of global geoids computed from satellite-derived earth gravity models. This paper presents comparisons between the Skylab data and several recent gravity models published by Goddard Space Flight Center, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The differences between the altimeter geoid and the satellite geoids were as large as 20 m, rms values ranging from 8 to 10 m. These differences also indicated a systematic long-wavelength variation (about 100 deg) not related to error in the Skylab orbits. Truncation of the models to degree and order 8 did not eliminate the long-wavelength variation, but in every case the rms agreement between the satellite geoids and the altimeter geoid was slightly improved. Orbits computed with the truncated models were found to be inferior to those computed with the complete models.
    Keywords: GEOPHYSICS
    Type: Journal of Geophysical Research; 81; July 10
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  • 2
    Publication Date: 2019-06-27
    Description: Comparisons and analyses were carried out through the use of detailed gravimetric geoids which we have computed by combining models with a set of 26,000 1 deg x 1 deg mean free air gravity anomalies. The accuracy of the detailed gravimetric geoid computed using the most recent Goddard earth model (GEM-6) in conjunction with the set of 1 deg x 1 deg mean free air gravity anomalies is assessed at + or - 2 meters on the continents of North America, Europe, and Australia, 2 to 5 meters in the Northeast Pacific and North Atlantic areas, and 5 to 10 meters in other areas where surface gravity data are sparse. The R.M.S. differences between this detailed geoid and the detailed geoids computed using the other satellite gravity fields in conjuction with same set of surface data range from 3 to 7 meters.
    Keywords: GEOPHYSICS
    Type: NASA-TM-X-70709 , X-921-74-131
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  • 3
    Publication Date: 2019-06-27
    Description: Development of gravimetric geoid for US from satellite derived gravity data and local gravimetric measurements
    Keywords: GEOPHYSICS
    Type: NASA-TM-X-65691 , X-552-71-219
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  • 4
    Publication Date: 2019-07-13
    Description: The GEOS-C spacecraft scheduled for launch in late 1974 will carry a radar altimeter for the purpose of measuring sea surface topography. In order to calibrate and evaluate the performance of the altimeter system, ground truth data are required. In this respect a detailed gravimetric geoid has been computed for the GEOS-C altimeter calibration area in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the U.S. This geoid is based upon a combination of mean free air surface gravity anomalies and the Goddard Space Flight Center GEM-6 satellite-derived spherical harmonic coefficients. Surface gravity anomalies have been used to provide information on the short wave length undulations of the geoid while the satellite-derived coefficients have provided information on the long wave length components. As part of these analyses, GSFC, SAO and OSU satellite-derived gravity models were used in the computations. Although geoid heights based upon the various satellite models differed by as much as 30 meters in the Southern Hemisphere, the differences in this Atlantic Ocean area were less than 4 meters.
    Keywords: GEOPHYSICS
    Type: International Symposium on Applications of Marine Geodesy; Jun 03, 1974 - Jun 05, 1974; Columbus, OH
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  • 5
    Publication Date: 2019-07-13
    Description: A detailed gravimetric geoid was computed for the United States using a combination of satellite-derived spherical harmonic coefficients and 1 by 1 deg mean gravity values from surface gravimetry. Comparisons of this geoid with astrogeodetic geoid data indicate that a precision of plus or minus 2 meters has been obtained. Translations only were used to convert the NAD astrogeodetic geoid heights to geocentric astrogeodetic heights. On the basis of the agreement between the geocentric astrogeodetic geoid heights and the gravimetric geoid heights, no evidence is found for rotation in the North American datum. The value of the zero-order undulation can vary by 10 to 20 meters, depending on which investigator's station positions are used to establish it.
    Keywords: GEOPHYSICS
    Type: International Symposium on The use of artificial satellites for geodesy; Apr 15, 1971 - Apr 17, 1971; Washington, DC
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    Publication Date: 2019-06-27
    Description: A global detailed gravimetric geoid has been computed by combining the Goddard Space Flight Center GEM-4 gravity model derived from satellite and surface gravity data and surface 1 deg-by-1 deg mean free air gravity anomaly data. The accuracy of the geoid is + or - 2 meters on continents, 5 to 7 meters in areas where surface gravity data are sparse, and 10 to 15 meters in areas where no surface gravity data are available. Comparisons have been made with the astrogeodetic data provided by Rice (United States), Bomford (Europe), and Mather (Australia). Comparisons have also been carried out with geoid heights derived from satellite solutions for geocentric station coordinates in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Australia.
    Keywords: GEOPHYSICS
    Type: NASA-TM-X-70492 , X-592-73-266
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  • 7
    Publication Date: 2019-06-27
    Description: The GEOS-C spacecraft is scheduled to carry onboard a radar altimeter for the purpose of measuring the geoid undulations in oceanic areas. An independently derived geoid map will provide a valuable complement to these experiments. A detailed gravimetric geoid is presented for the Atlantic and northeast Pacific Ocean areas based upon a combination of the Goddard Space Flight Center GEM-6 earth model and surface 1 deg x 1 deg gravity data. As part of this work a number of satellite derived gravity models were evaluated to establish the model which best represented the long wave length features of the geoid in the above mentioned area. Comparisons of the detailed geoid with the astrogeodetic data provided by the National Ocean Survey and dynamically derived tracking station heights indicate that the accuracy of this combined geoid is on the order of 2 meters or better where data was dense and 5 to 7 meters where data was less dense.
    Keywords: GEOPHYSICS
    Type: NASA-TM-X-70503 , X-592-73-303
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  • 8
    Publication Date: 2019-06-27
    Description: Contour maps are presented of the global geoid. Free air gravity anomalies of the GEM-4 earth gravitational model are also included.
    Keywords: GEOPHYSICS
    Type: NASA-TM-X-66240 , X-592-73-58
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  • 9
    Publication Date: 2019-07-13
    Description: A detailed gravimetric geoid of the United States, North Atlantic, and Eurasia, which was computed from a combination of satellite derived and surface gravity data, is presented. The precision of this detailed geoid is + or - 2 to + or - 3 m in the continents but may be in the range of 5 to 7 m in those areas where data is sparse. Comparisons of the detailed gravimetric geoid with results of Rapp, Fischer, and Rice for the United States, Bomford in Europe, and Heiskanen and Fischer in India are presented. Comparisons are also presented with geoid heights from satellite solutions for geocentric station coordinates in North America, the Caribbean, and Europe.
    Keywords: GEOPHYSICS
    Type: NASA-TM-X-65884 , X-553-72-94 , Natl. Fall. Meeting of Am. Geophys. Union; Sep 06, 1971 - Sep 09, 1971; San Francisco
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  • 10
    Publication Date: 2019-07-13
    Description: A detailed gravimetric geoid of North America, the North Atlantic, Eurasia, and Australia computed from a combination of satellite-derived and surface 1 x 1 gravity data, is presented. Using a consistent set of parameters, this geoid is referenced to an absolute datum. The precision of this detailed geoid is + or - 2 meters in the continents but may be in the range of 5 to 7 meters in those areas where data was sparse. Comparisons of the detailed gravimetric geoid with results of Rice for the United States, Bomford and Fischer in Eurasia, and Mather in Australia are presented. Comparisons are also presented with geoid heights from satellite solutions for geocentric station coordinates in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Australia.
    Keywords: GEOPHYSICS
    Type: NASA-TM-X-66238 , X-553-72-331 , Aug 16, 1972 - Aug 18, 1972; Saint Louis, MS; U.S
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