Publication Date:
2019
Description:
〈b〉Impact of terrestrial reference frame realizations on altimetry satellite orbit quality and global and regional sea level trends: a switch from ITRF2008 to ITRF2014〈/b〉〈br〉
Sergei Rudenko, Saskia Esselborn, Tilo Schöne, and Denise Dettmering〈br〉
Solid Earth, 10, 293-305, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-293-2019, 2019〈br〉
A terrestrial reference frame (TRF) realization is a basis for precise orbit determination of Earth-orbiting artificial satellites and sea level studies. We investigate the impact of a switch from an older TRF realization (ITRF2008) to a new one (ITRF2014) on the quality of orbits of three altimetry satellites (TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, and Jason-2) for 1992–2015, but especially from 2009 onwards, and on altimetry products computed using the satellite orbits derived using ITRF2014.
Electronic ISSN:
1869-9537
Topics:
Geosciences