Determination of Plate Tectonic Motion from Doppler Observations of Navy Navigation Satellites.

Abstract

Doppler observations of Navy Navigation Satellites have yielded precisions in the determination of rates of change of station position of 2 cm/yr, based on data sampled over a 14-yr period, and 3 cm/yr for nearly continuous data over a 6-yr period. The accuracy of the determination is better than 10 cm/yr in horizontal position and 15 cm/yr in height for either data span. A number of changes in data acquisition and data reduction are proposed which will improve the accuracy of the results and lead to the determination of plate tectonic motion from this data. The computed latitude rate for Australia, which is 12.1 + or - 1.5 cm/yr, is consistent with geologic estimates. Maintenance of the base station network is critical to obtaining such results for other components of station position, other geographic areas, and other time periods. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA060901

Entities

People

  • R. J. Anderle

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Coefficients
  • Continents
  • Convection
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Doppler Systems
  • Earth Tides
  • Geographic Regions
  • Grids
  • Jet Propulsion
  • North America
  • Satellite Orbits
  • South America
  • Two Dimensional
  • World Geodetic System

Fields of Study

  • Geology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Geotechnical Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris