Global accuracy estimates of point and mean undulation differences obtained from gravity disturbances, gravity anomalies and potential coefficients
- Author:
- Jekeli, C.
- Published:
- JAN 1, 1979.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
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- hdl.handle.net
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- Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available.
- Summary:
- Through the method of truncation functions, the oceanic geoid undulation is divided into two constituents: an inner zone contribution expressed as an integral of surface gravity disturbances over a spherical cap; and an outer zone contribution derived from a finite set of potential harmonic coefficients. Global, average error estimates are formulated for undulation differences, thereby providing accuracies for a relative geoid. The error analysis focuses on the outer zone contribution for which the potential coefficient errors are modeled. The method of computing undulations based on gravity disturbance data for the inner zone is compared to the similar, conventional method which presupposes gravity anomaly data within this zone.
- Collection:
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 19790020473.
Accession ID: 79N28644.
NASA-CR-158836.
REPT-288. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- No Copyright.
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- hdl.handle.net
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