Geopotential Coefficient Behavior to High Degree and Geoid Information by Wavelength,

Abstract

The report contains two separate papers, one of which uses information developed in the other paper. In the first paper an improved model for representing anomaly degree variance (and consequently potential coefficient) behavior was determined using anomaly degree variances obtained from satellite derived potential coefficients and anomaly variance in 10 degree, 5 degree, 2 degree, 1 degree, and 5 minute blocks as estimated from terrestrial gravity information. The second paper uses two models describing potential coefficient behavior to estimate the root mean square geoid undulation by wavelength. Four wavelength types were defined: long wavelengths: l = 2 to 10; intermediate wavelengths: l = 11 to 100; short wavelength: l = 101 to 1000; and very short wavelengths: l = 1001 to infinity. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0754236

Entities

People

  • Richard H. Rapp

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Coefficients
  • Geopotential
  • Gravity
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Undulation

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Geodesy

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers