Band-Limited Kernel Modifications for Regional Geoid Determination Based on Dedicated Satellite Gravity Field Missions

Previous modifications to Stokes's formula are based on either deterministic or stochastic considerations, with only one or the other being used exclusively in practice. This paper presents their band-limited combination, where stochastic modifications are used only in those parts of the gravit...

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Main Author: Featherstone, Will
Other Authors: I N Tziavos
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Ziti Editions 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33857
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description Previous modifications to Stokes's formula are based on either deterministic or stochastic considerations, with only one or the other being used exclusively in practice. This paper presents their band-limited combination, where stochastic modifications are used only in those parts of the gravity field spectrum where error variances are reliable, and deterministic modifications are used where they are not. This aims to optimise the filter-ing properties of the modified kernel such that the different components of the gravity field spectrum are weighted according to their known or perceived reliability. Because long-wavelength errors often occur in terrestrial gravity anomalies, the use of a low-degree spheroidal Stokes kernel is advocated so as to realise the full benefit of geoid models computed from the current and planned dedicated satellite gravity field missions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-338572017-01-30T13:39:52Z Band-Limited Kernel Modifications for Regional Geoid Determination Based on Dedicated Satellite Gravity Field Missions Featherstone, Will I N Tziavos optimised filters Geoid modified Stokes kernels dedicated satellite gravimetry Previous modifications to Stokes's formula are based on either deterministic or stochastic considerations, with only one or the other being used exclusively in practice. This paper presents their band-limited combination, where stochastic modifications are used only in those parts of the gravity field spectrum where error variances are reliable, and deterministic modifications are used where they are not. This aims to optimise the filter-ing properties of the modified kernel such that the different components of the gravity field spectrum are weighted according to their known or perceived reliability. Because long-wavelength errors often occur in terrestrial gravity anomalies, the use of a low-degree spheroidal Stokes kernel is advocated so as to realise the full benefit of geoid models computed from the current and planned dedicated satellite gravity field missions. 2003 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33857 Ziti Editions restricted
spellingShingle optimised filters
Geoid
modified Stokes kernels
dedicated satellite gravimetry
Featherstone, Will
Band-Limited Kernel Modifications for Regional Geoid Determination Based on Dedicated Satellite Gravity Field Missions
title Band-Limited Kernel Modifications for Regional Geoid Determination Based on Dedicated Satellite Gravity Field Missions
title_full Band-Limited Kernel Modifications for Regional Geoid Determination Based on Dedicated Satellite Gravity Field Missions
title_fullStr Band-Limited Kernel Modifications for Regional Geoid Determination Based on Dedicated Satellite Gravity Field Missions
title_full_unstemmed Band-Limited Kernel Modifications for Regional Geoid Determination Based on Dedicated Satellite Gravity Field Missions
title_short Band-Limited Kernel Modifications for Regional Geoid Determination Based on Dedicated Satellite Gravity Field Missions
title_sort band-limited kernel modifications for regional geoid determination based on dedicated satellite gravity field missions
topic optimised filters
Geoid
modified Stokes kernels
dedicated satellite gravimetry
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33857