Estimation of Gravity Vector Components from Bell Gravity Gradiometer and Auxiliary Data Under Consideration of Topography and Associated Analytical Upward Continuation Aspects.

Abstract

The paper briefly discusses gravity gradiometer applications. It outlines the estimation of first order derivatives of the anomalous gravity potential from Bell gravity gradiometer and auxiliary data in the context of a Wiener-Kolmogorov optimization scheme under consideration of computable topographic noise, accomplished on the basis of the Pellinen-Moritz solution of the boundary value problem of physical geodesy. The paper also addresses four different methods of analytical upward continuation of first order derivatives of the anomalous gravity potential under identification of a finite difference method using Laplace's equation as the most economical and efficient one. Keywords: Gravity gradiometer applications; Topographic noise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 29, 1987
Accession Number
ADA188146

Entities

People

  • H. B. Von Luetzow

Organizations

  • Geospatial Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Computations
  • Covariance
  • Deflection
  • Differential Equations
  • Elevation
  • Equations
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Anomalies
  • Grids
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Noise
  • Power Spectra
  • Surveys

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  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.