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Consistent dynamic satellite reference frames and terres-trial geodetic datum parameters

Subject Area Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, Cartography
Term from 2011 to 2019
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 165956021
 
Final Report Year 2019

Final Report Abstract

Reference frames are the basis for the quantification of processes in the Earth's system and thus essential for referencing monitored global change parameters such as sea level change. The future requirements on the reference frames in terms of accuracy, long-term stability and reliability will necessitate an entirely physically based datum definition and realization. SLR is the only space geodetic technique which contributes to the realization of all datum parameters of the TRF. The exploitation of the full current potential of the SLR technique leads to an improvement of the TRF solution. In particular, the accuracy of global parameters, i.e., the datum parameters, is improved significantly compared to a standard SLR solution based on LAGEOS 1/2 and ETALON ½ only. Therefore, for the first time 11 satellites are included in the SLR solution. In detail, it can be stated that the 11-satellite solution performs best in case of the determination of x- and y-origin, the station coordinate residuals, the x/y-pole and selected Stokes coefficients. In case of the z-origin and the TRF scale, the 11-satellite solution was affected by Ajisai. New center-of-mass correction values for this satellite are available now, which allow to overcome this problem. The 5-satellite solution with LARES also performs well (stable origin and TRF scale, lower scatter for LOD, but increased WRMS and wmean for x/y-pole coordinates) which supports the plan of the ILRS to include this satellite in the standard product determination process in future. Finally, based on this investigation, one can state the 11-satellite solution provides a very good basis to consistently estimated TRF, EOP and GFC with very high accuracy which is one of the major goals of the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS).

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