A Meissl-modified Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel to reduce the truncation error in gravimetric geoid computations

A deterministic modification of Stokes's integration kernel is presented which reduces the truncation error when regional gravity data are used in conjunction with a global geopotential model to compute a gravimetric geoid. The modification makes use of a combination of two existing modificatio...

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Main Authors: Featherstone, Will, Evans, J., Olliver, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer-Verlag 1998
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35384
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author Featherstone, Will
Evans, J.
Olliver, J.
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Evans, J.
Olliver, J.
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description A deterministic modification of Stokes's integration kernel is presented which reduces the truncation error when regional gravity data are used in conjunction with a global geopotential model to compute a gravimetric geoid. The modification makes use of a combination of two existing modifications from Vanicek and Kleusberg and Meissl. The former modification applies a root mean square minimisation to the upper bound of the truncation error, whilst the latter causes the Fourier series expansion of the truncation error to coverage to zero more rapidly by setting the kernel to zero at the truncation radius. Green's second identity is used to demonstrate that the truncation error converges to zero faster when a Meissl-type modification is made to the Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel. A special case of this modification is proposed by choosing the degree of modification and integration cap-size such that the Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel passes through zero at the truncation radius.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-353842017-09-13T15:20:29Z A Meissl-modified Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel to reduce the truncation error in gravimetric geoid computations Featherstone, Will Evans, J. Olliver, J. Gravimetric geoid determination - Modified kernels - Truncation error reduction A deterministic modification of Stokes's integration kernel is presented which reduces the truncation error when regional gravity data are used in conjunction with a global geopotential model to compute a gravimetric geoid. The modification makes use of a combination of two existing modifications from Vanicek and Kleusberg and Meissl. The former modification applies a root mean square minimisation to the upper bound of the truncation error, whilst the latter causes the Fourier series expansion of the truncation error to coverage to zero more rapidly by setting the kernel to zero at the truncation radius. Green's second identity is used to demonstrate that the truncation error converges to zero faster when a Meissl-type modification is made to the Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel. A special case of this modification is proposed by choosing the degree of modification and integration cap-size such that the Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel passes through zero at the truncation radius. 1998 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35384 10.1007/s001900050157 Springer-Verlag restricted
spellingShingle Gravimetric geoid determination - Modified kernels - Truncation error reduction
Featherstone, Will
Evans, J.
Olliver, J.
A Meissl-modified Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel to reduce the truncation error in gravimetric geoid computations
title A Meissl-modified Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel to reduce the truncation error in gravimetric geoid computations
title_full A Meissl-modified Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel to reduce the truncation error in gravimetric geoid computations
title_fullStr A Meissl-modified Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel to reduce the truncation error in gravimetric geoid computations
title_full_unstemmed A Meissl-modified Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel to reduce the truncation error in gravimetric geoid computations
title_short A Meissl-modified Vanicek and Kleusberg kernel to reduce the truncation error in gravimetric geoid computations
title_sort meissl-modified vanicek and kleusberg kernel to reduce the truncation error in gravimetric geoid computations
topic Gravimetric geoid determination - Modified kernels - Truncation error reduction
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35384