Cause of scale inconsistencies in DORIS time series

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Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11200-018-0406-x" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11200-018-0406-x</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11200-018-0406-x" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11200-018-0406-x</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Cause of scale inconsistencies in DORIS time series

Original language description

In this paper we analyze the scale of the DORIS (Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite) solutions with respect to DORIS extension of the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF) for Precise Orbit Determination DPOD2014. The main goal is to explain the scale inconsistencies and to find the optimal solution reaching low-biased and consistent scale time series. Our analysis profits from 4 different strategies based only on the Geodetic Observatory Pecný analysis center solution, using DORIS exchange format data 2.2. A difference in the sequence of the solutions directly corresponds to one of the changes in the solution settings: data elevation dependent weighting, application of data validity indicators and application of phase center - reference point correction. We process multi-satellite and single-satellite solutions for the time period 2011.02017.0. Our analysis examines scale inconsistency issues in 2011/2012 and in 2015. The scale increment in 2011/2012 is explained as a result of the concurrence of changes in satellite constellation and change in the provider data validity standards for Cryosat-2 and Jason-2 satellites. The scale increment in 2015 is explained as the effect of change in the standards for phase center - reference center corrections for Saral, Jason-2 and ryosat-2 satellites. Moreover, comparing the solutions with and without elevation dependent data downweighting using the same elevation cutoff (10), we found a significant reduction of scale bias and scale variation applying the data downweighting. The data downweighting improved also the station positioning repeatability. We demonstrate that the solution, which is completely free from the additional data associated with observations in DORIS exchange format 2.2 and includes the data downweighting law, eventuates in a consistent scale time series with the lowest offset with respect to DPOD2014 (version 1.0) (12.7 ± 2.3 mm for 2011.0-2017.0). The only remaining scale issue is the part of 2011/2012 increment of around 5 mm, explained by a change in the DORIS satellite constellation.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10508 - Physical geography

Project

<a href="/en/project/LG15018" target="_blank" >LG15018: Optimlization of models applied for determination of geodetical and physical parameters from DORIS satellite observations</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

ISSN

0039-3169

e-ISSN

1573-1626

Volume of the periodical

62

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

562–585

UT code for WoS article

000450595100002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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