Improved GPS receiver clock modeling for kinematic orbit determination of the GRACE satellites

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des Sammelwerks2012 European Frequency and Time Forum
Seiten157-160
Seitenumfang4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 13 Juni 2013
Veranstaltung2012 European Frequency and Time Forum, EFTF 2012 - Gothenburg, Schweden
Dauer: 23 Apr. 201227 Apr. 2012

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Kinematic orbit positions of Low Earth Orbiting satellites (LEOs) derived from GPS observations are frequently used for single satellite gravity field recovery. Unfortunately, the precision of the kinematic coordinates is compromised by the estimation of the receiver clock synchronization offset in addition to the three kinematic coordinates for every observation epoch. In this paper the potential of receiver clock modeling to improve the precision of the kinematic orbit determination is investigated. The formation flying twin satellites of the Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission are considered as a case study. A unique feature of these satellites is the combination of a dual frequency GPS receiver with an Ultra Stable Oscillator (USO), that provides the required frequency stability for the proposed clock modeling approach. Based on a piece-wise linear clock parametrization with 60 s intervals, a significant reduction of the high-frequency radial orbit differences with respect to a reduced-dynamic orbit is shown.

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Improved GPS receiver clock modeling for kinematic orbit determination of the GRACE satellites. / Weinbach, Ulrich; Schön, Steffen.
2012 European Frequency and Time Forum. 2013. S. 157-160.

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandAufsatz in KonferenzbandForschungPeer-Review

Weinbach, U & Schön, S 2013, Improved GPS receiver clock modeling for kinematic orbit determination of the GRACE satellites. in 2012 European Frequency and Time Forum. S. 157-160, 2012 European Frequency and Time Forum, EFTF 2012, Gothenburg, Schweden, 23 Apr. 2012. https://doi.org/10.1109/EFTF.2012.6502356
Weinbach U, Schön S. Improved GPS receiver clock modeling for kinematic orbit determination of the GRACE satellites. in 2012 European Frequency and Time Forum. 2013. S. 157-160 doi: 10.1109/EFTF.2012.6502356
Weinbach, Ulrich ; Schön, Steffen. / Improved GPS receiver clock modeling for kinematic orbit determination of the GRACE satellites. 2012 European Frequency and Time Forum. 2013. S. 157-160
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