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1.
By minimizing the global distance between the (quasi-) geoid and an ellipsoid of revolution, the best parameters of an ellipsoid
and its location parameters are estimated. Input data are the absolute value of the geopotential at (quasi-) geoid level,
a set of harmonic coefficients from satellite, terrestrial or combined observations, the mean rotational speed of the earth,
and approximate values of the seminajor axis and the eccentricity of the ellipsoid. The output ranges from 6378137,63 m and
6378141,62 m for the best semimajor axis and from 298.259758 and 298.259651 for the reciprocal value of the best ellipsoidal
flattening within WD 1 and WD 2. The best translational parameters are 6.4 cm (Greenwich-direction), 0.8 cm (orthogonal to
Greenwich-direction), and 1.9 cm (parallel to rotational axis of the earth); the best rotational parameters are −0.2” (around
Greenwich-direction) and 1.1” (around orthogonal to Greenwich-direction). The dependence of the datum of the (quasi-) geoid
geopotential is studied in detail. 相似文献
2.
A 2×2 arc-minute resolution geoid model, CARIB97, has been computed covering the Caribbean Sea. The geoid undulations refer
to the GRS-80 ellipsoid, centered at the ITRF94 (1996.0) origin. The geoid level is defined by adopting the gravity potential
on the geoid as W
0=62 636 856.88 m2/s2 and a gravity-mass constant of GM=3.986 004 418×1014 m3/s2. The geoid model was computed by applying high-frequency corrections to the Earth Gravity Model 1996 global geopotential
model in a remove-compute-restore procedure. The permanent tide system of CARIB97 is non-tidal. Comparison of CARIB97 geoid
heights to 31 GPS/tidal (ITRF94/local) benchmarks shows an average offset (h–H–N) of 51 cm, with an Root Mean Square (RMS) of 62 cm about the average. This represents an improvement over the use of a global
geoid model for the region. However, because the measured orthometric heights (H) refer to many differing tidal datums, these comparisons are biased by localized permanent ocean dynamic topography (PODT).
Therefore, we interpret the 51 cm as partially an estimate of the average PODT in the vicinity of the 31 island benchmarks.
On an island-by-island basis, CARIB97 now offers the ability to analyze local datum problems which were previously unrecognized
due to a lack of high-resolution geoid information in the area.
Received: 2 January 1998 / Accepted: 18 August 1998 相似文献
3.
Four different implementations of Stokes' formula are employed for the estimation of geoid heights over Sweden: the Vincent
and Marsh (1974) model with the high-degree reference gravity field but no kernel modifications; modified Wong and Gore (1969)
and Molodenskii et al. (1962) models, which use a high-degree reference gravity field and modification of Stokes' kernel;
and a least-squares (LS) spectral weighting proposed by Sj?berg (1991). Classical topographic correction formulae are improved
to consider long-wavelength contributions. The effect of a Bouguer shell is also included in the formulae, which is neglected
in classical formulae due to planar approximation. The gravimetric geoid is compared with global positioning system (GPS)-levelling-derived
geoid heights at 23 Swedish Permanent GPS Network SWEPOS stations distributed over Sweden. The LS method is in best agreement,
with a 10.1-cm mean and ±5.5-cm standard deviation in the differences between gravimetric and GPS geoid heights. The gravimetric
geoid was also fitted to the GPS-levelling-derived geoid using a four-parameter transformation model. The results after fitting
also show the best consistency for the LS method, with the standard deviation of differences reduced to ±1.1 cm. For comparison,
the NKG96 geoid yields a 17-cm mean and ±8-cm standard deviation of agreement with the same SWEPOS stations. After four-parameter
fitting to the GPS stations, the standard deviation reduces to ±6.1 cm for the NKG96 geoid. It is concluded that the new corrections
in this study improve the accuracy of the geoid. The final geoid heights range from 17.22 to 43.62 m with a mean value of
29.01 m. The standard errors of the computed geoid heights, through a simple error propagation of standard errors of mean
anomalies, are also computed. They range from ±7.02 to ±13.05 cm. The global root-mean-square error of the LS model is the
other estimation of the accuracy of the final geoid, and is computed to be ±28.6 cm.
Received: 15 September 1999 / Accepted: 6 November 2000 相似文献
4.
A synthetic Earth for use in geodesy 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
R. Haagmans 《Journal of Geodesy》2000,74(7-8):503-511
A synthetic Earth and its gravity field that can be represented at different resolutions for testing and comparing existing
and new methods used for global gravity-field determination are created. Both the boundary and boundary values of the gravity
potential can be generated. The approach chosen also allows observables to be generated at aircraft flight height or at satellite
altitude. The generation of the synthetic Earth shape (SES) and gravity-field quantities is based upon spherical harmonic
expansions of the isostatically compensated equivalent rock topography and the EGM96 global geopotential model. Spherical
harmonic models are developed for both the synthetic Earth topography (SET) and the synthetic Earth potential (SEP) up to
degree and order 2160 corresponding to a 5′×5′ resolution. Various sets of SET, SES and SEP with boundary geometry and boundary
values at different resolutions can be generated using low-pass filters applied to the expansions. The representation is achieved
in point sets based upon refined triangulation of a octahedral geometry projected onto the chosen reference ellipsoid. The
filter cut-offs relate to the sampling pattern in order to avoid aliasing effects. Examples of the SET and its gravity field
are shown for a resolution with a Nyquist sampling rate of 8.27 degrees.
Received: 6 August 1999 / Accepted: 26 April 2000 相似文献
5.
A synthetic Earth Gravity Model Designed Specifically for Testing Regional Gravimetric Geoid Determination Algorithms 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
I. Baran M. Kuhn S. J. Claessens W. E. Featherstone S. A. Holmes P. Vaníček 《Journal of Geodesy》2006,80(1):1-16
A synthetic [simulated] Earth gravity model (SEGM) of the geoid, gravity and topography has been constructed over Australia specifically for validating regional gravimetric geoid determination theories, techniques and computer software. This regional high-resolution (1-arc-min by 1-arc-min) Australian SEGM (AusSEGM) is a combined source and effect model. The long-wavelength effect part (up to and including spherical harmonic degree and order 360) is taken from an assumed errorless EGM96 global geopotential model. Using forward modelling via numerical Newtonian integration, the short-wavelength source part is computed from a high-resolution (3-arc-sec by 3-arc-sec) synthetic digital elevation model (SDEM), which is a fractal surface based on the GLOBE v1 DEM. All topographic masses are modelled with a constant mass-density of 2,670 kg/m3. Based on these input data, gravity values on the synthetic topography (on a grid and at arbitrarily distributed discrete points) and consistent geoidal heights at regular 1-arc-min geographical grid nodes have been computed. The precision of the synthetic gravity and geoid data (after a first iteration) is estimated to be better than 30 μ Gal and 3 mm, respectively, which reduces to 1 μ Gal and 1 mm after a second iteration. The second iteration accounts for the changes in the geoid due to the superposed synthetic topographic mass distribution. The first iteration of AusSEGM is compared with Australian gravity and GPS-levelling data to verify that it gives a realistic representation of the Earth’s gravity field. As a by-product of this comparison, AusSEGM gives further evidence of the north–south-trending error in the Australian Height Datum. The freely available AusSEGM-derived gravity and SDEM data, included as Electronic Supplementary Material (ESM) with this paper, can be used to compute a geoid model that, if correct, will agree to in 3 mm with the AusSEGM geoidal heights, thus offering independent verification of theories and numerical techniques used for regional geoid modelling.Electronic Supplementary Material Supplementary material is available in the online version of this article at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00190-005-0002-z 相似文献
6.
W. E. Featherstone J. F. Kirby A. H. W. Kearsley J. R. Gilliland G. M. Johnston J. Steed R. Forsberg M. G. Sideris 《Journal of Geodesy》2001,75(5-6):313-330
The AUSGeoid98 gravimetric geoid model of Australia has been computed using data from the EGM96 global geopotential model,
the 1996 release of the Australian gravity database, a nationwide digital elevation model, and satellite altimeter-derived
marine gravity anomalies. The geoid heights are on a 2 by 2 arc-minute grid with respect to the GRS80 ellipsoid, and residual
geoid heights were computed using the 1-D fast Fourier transform technique. This has been adapted to include a deterministically
modified kernel over a spherical cap of limited spatial extent in the generalised Stokes scheme. Comparisons of AUSGeoid98
with GPS and Australian Height Datum (AHD) heights across the continent give an RMS agreement of ±0.364 m, although this apparently
large value is attributed partly to distortions in the AHD.
Received: 10 March 2000 / Accepted: 21 February 2001 相似文献
7.
Far-zone effects for different topographic-compensation models based on a spherical harmonic expansion of the topography 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
The determination of the gravimetric geoid is based on the magnitude of gravity observed at the surface of the Earth or at
airborne altitude. To apply the Stokes’s or Hotine’s formulae at the geoid, the potential outside the geoid must be harmonic
and the observed gravity must be reduced to the geoid. For this reason, the topographic (and atmospheric) masses outside the
geoid must be “condensed” or “shifted” inside the geoid so that the disturbing gravity potential T fulfills Laplace’s equation everywhere outside the geoid. The gravitational effects of the topographic-compensation masses
can also be used to subtract these high-frequent gravity signals from the airborne observations and to simplify the downward
continuation procedures. The effects of the topographic-compensation masses can be calculated by numerical integration based
on a digital terrain model or by representing the topographic masses by a spherical harmonic expansion. To reduce the computation
time in the former case, the integration over the Earth can be divided into two parts: a spherical cap around the computation
point, called the near zone, and the rest of the world, called the far zone. The latter one can be also represented by a global
spherical harmonic expansion. This can be performed by a Molodenskii-type spectral approach. This article extends the original
approach derived in Novák et al. (J Geod 75(9–10):491–504, 2001), which is restricted to determine the far-zone effects for
Helmert’s second method of condensation for ground gravimetry. Here formulae for the far-zone effects of the global topography
on gravity and geoidal heights for Helmert’s first method of condensation as well as for the Airy-Heiskanen model are presented
and some improvements given. Furthermore, this approach is generalized for determining the far-zone effects at aeroplane altitudes.
Numerical results for a part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains are presented to illustrate the size and distributions of these
effects. 相似文献
8.
P. Nsombo 《Journal of Geodesy》1998,72(3):144-153
In the determination of the preliminary geoid over Zambia, we compare three methods of the modified Stokes formula: that
of Vincent and Marsh, a modified Wong and Gore method, and a modified spectral weighting method, with the final solution being
estimated by the modified Wong and Gore procedure. The geoid over Zambia (based on GRS80) is rising from north-east to south-west.
It coincides with the reference ellipsoid in the north-western and southern regions of Zambia. The preliminary estimate indicates
maximum and minimum values of about 13.7 and −16.8m, respectively. The mean geoid over the area is −2.8m. Formal analysis
of global root mean square errors for the three models leads us to conclude that for an integration cap radius of about 3
or less, the modified formula using optimal spectral weighting is superior to the Vincent and Marsh method, and to the modified
and unmodified Wong and Gore.
Received: 8 October 1996 / Accepted: 25 June 1997 相似文献
9.
The 2 arc-minute × 2 arc-minute geoid model (GEOID96) for the United States supports the conversion between North American
Datum 1983 (NAD 83) ellipsoid heights and North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD 88) Helmert heights. GEOID96 includes information
from global positioning system (GPS) height measurements at optically leveled benchmarks. A separate geocentric gravimetric
geoid, G96SSS, was first calculated, then datum transformations and least-squares collocation were used to convert from G96SSS
to GEOID96.
Fits of 2951 GPS/level (ITRF94/NAVD 88) benchmarks to G96SSS show a 15.1-cm root mean square (RMS) around a tilted plane (0.06 ppm,
178∘ azimuth), with a mean value of −31.4 cm (15.6-cm RMS without plane). This mean represents a bias in NAVD 88 from global mean
sea level, remaining nearly constant when computed from subsets of benchmarks. Fits of 2951 GPS/level (NAD 83/NAVD 88) benchmarks
to GEOID96 show a 5.5-cm RMS (no tilts, zero average), due primarily to GPS error. The correlated error was 2.5 cm, decorrelating
at 40 km, and is due to gravity, geoid and GPS errors. Differences between GEOID96 and GEOID93 range from −122 to +374 cm
due primarily to the non-geocentricity of NAD 83.
Received: 28 July 1997 / Accepted: 2 September 1998 相似文献
10.
Christopher Kotsakis 《Journal of Geodesy》2008,82(4-5):261-260
Transforming height information that refers to an ellipsoidal Earth reference model, such as the geometric heights determined
from GPS measurements or the geoid undulations obtained by a gravimetric geoid solution, from one geodetic reference frame
(GRF) to another is an important task whose proper implementation is crucial for many geodetic, surveying and mapping applications.
This paper presents the required methodology to deal with the above problem when we are given the Helmert transformation parameters
that link the underlying Cartesian coordinate systems to which an Earth reference ellipsoid is attached. The main emphasis
is on the effect of GRF spatial scale differences in coordinate transformations involving reference ellipsoids, for the particular
case of heights. Since every three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system ‘gauges’ an attached ellipsoid according to its
own accessible scale, there will exist a supplementary contribution from the scale variation between the involved GRFs on
the relative size of their attached reference ellipsoids. Neglecting such a scale-induced indirect effect corrupts the values
for the curvilinear geodetic coordinates obtained from a similarity transformation model, and meter-level apparent offsets
can be introduced in the transformed heights. The paper explains the above issues in detail and presents the necessary mathematical
framework for their treatment.
An erratum to this article can be found at 相似文献
11.
One of the aims of the Earth Explorer Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation (GOCE) mission is to provide global
and regional models of the Earth's gravity field and of the geoid with high spatial resolution and accuracy. Using the GOCE
error model, simulation studies were performed in order to estimate the accuracy of datum transfer in different areas of the
Earth. The results showed that with the GOCE error model, the standard deviation of the height anomaly differences is about
one order of magnitude better than the corresponding value with the EGM96 error model. As an example, the accuracy of the
vertical datum transfer from the tide gauge of Amsterdam to New York was estimated equal to 57 cm when the EGM96 error model
was used, while in the case of GOCE error model this accuracy was increased to 6 cm. The geoid undulation difference between
the two places is about 76.5 m. Scaling the GOCE errors to the local gravity variance, the estimated accuracy varied between
3 and 7 cm, depending on the scaling model.
Received: 1 March 2000 / Accepted: 21 February 2001 相似文献
12.
Estimation of dynamic ocean topography in the Gulf Stream area using the Hotine formula and altimetry data 总被引:3,自引:2,他引:1
Changyou Zhang 《Journal of Geodesy》1998,72(9):499-510
Two modifications of the Hotine formula using the truncation theory and marine gravity disturbances with altimetry data are
developed and used to compute a marine gravimetric geoid in the Gulf Stream area. The purpose of the geoid computation from
marine gravity information is to derive the absolute dynamic ocean topography based on the best estimate of the mean surface
height from recent altimetry missions such as Geosat, ERS-1, and Topex. This paper also tries to overcome difficulties of
using Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) techniques to the geoid computation when the Hotine kernel is modified according to
the truncation theory. The derived absolute dynamic ocean topography is compared with that from global circulation models
such as POCM4B and POP96. The RMS difference between altimetry-derived and global circulation model dynamic ocean topography
is at the level of 25cm. The corresponding mean difference for POCM4B and POP96 is only a few centimeters. This study also
shows that the POP96 model is in slightly better agreement with the results derived from the Hotine formula and altimetry
data than POCM4B in the Gulf Stream area. In addition, Hotine formula with modification (II) gives the better agreement with
the results from the two global circulation models than the other techniques discussed in this paper.
Received: 10 October 1996 / Accepted: 16 January 1998 相似文献
13.
In precise geoid determination by Stokes formula, direct and primary and secondary indirect terrain effects are applied for
removing and restoring the terrain masses. We use Helmert's second condensation method to derive the sum of these effects,
together called the total terrain effect for geoid. We develop the total terrain effect to third power of elevation H in the original Stokes formula, Earth gravity model and modified Stokes formula. It is shown that the original Stokes formula,
Earth gravity model and modified Stokes formula all theoretically experience different total terrain effects. Numerical results
indicate that the total terrain effect is very significant for moderate topographies and mountainous regions. Absolute global
mean values of 5–10 cm can be reached for harmonic expansions of the terrain to degree and order 360. In another experiment,
we conclude that the most important part of the total terrain effect is the contribution from the second power of H, while the contribution from the third power term is within 9 cm.
Received: 2 September 1996 / Accepted: 4 August 1997 相似文献
14.
H. Nahavandchi 《Journal of Geodesy》2002,76(6-7):345-352
It is suggested that a spherical harmonic representation of the geoidal heights using global Earth gravity models (EGM) might
be accurate enough for many applications, although we know that some short-wavelength signals are missing in a potential coefficient
model. A `direct' method of geoidal height determination from a global Earth gravity model coefficient alone and an `indirect'
approach of geoidal height determination through height anomaly computed from a global gravity model are investigated. In
both methods, suitable correction terms are applied. The results of computations in two test areas show that the direct and
indirect approaches of geoid height determination yield good agreement with the classical gravimetric geoidal heights which
are determined from Stokes' formula. Surprisingly, the results of the indirect method of geoidal height determination yield
better agreement with the global positioning system (GPS)-levelling derived geoid heights, which are used to demonstrate such
improvements, than the results of gravimetric geoid heights at to the same GPS stations. It has been demonstrated that the
application of correction terms in both methods improves the agreement of geoidal heights at GPS-levelling stations. It is
also found that the correction terms in the direct method of geoidal height determination are mostly similar to the correction
terms used for the indirect determination of geoidal heights from height anomalies.
Received: 26 July 2001 / Accepted: 21 February 2002 相似文献
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确定全球大地水准面最常用的方法是斯托克司方法。然而,除了人们熟知的缺陷之外,斯托克司方法还存在人们没有意识到的理论困难:当大地水准面位于参考椭球(WGS84椭球)内部时,在大地水准面上及其与参考椭球面界定的区域中扰动位没有定义,当然在这部分区域也不调和。为了解决这一困难,可以选取一个包含在大地水准面内部的由四个基本参数唯一确定其外部正常重力位的参考椭球(简称内部椭球),其中心与 WGS84 椭球的中心重合,其中的两个基本参数,旋转角速度和地心引力常数,与 WGS84 椭球面的相同,另外两个参数,半长轴和扁率,如此选取,使得内部椭球产生的新的正常重力位在 WGS84 椭球面上与大地水准面上的重力位 相等。这样,传统的斯托克司方法中存在的理论困难不复存在。 相似文献
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Mission design,operation and exploitation of the gravity field and steady-state ocean circulation explorer mission 总被引:6,自引:3,他引:3
The European Space Agency’s Gravity field and steady-state ocean circulation explorer mission (GOCE) was launched on 17 March
2009. As the first of the Earth Explorer family of satellites within the Agency’s Living Planet Programme, it is aiming at
a better understanding of the Earth system. The mission objective of GOCE is the determination of the Earth’s gravity field
and geoid with high accuracy and maximum spatial resolution. The geoid, combined with the de facto mean ocean surface derived
from twenty-odd years of satellite radar altimetry, yields the global dynamic ocean topography. It serves ocean circulation
and ocean transport studies and sea level research. GOCE geoid heights allow the conversion of global positioning system (GPS)
heights to high precision heights above sea level. Gravity anomalies and also gravity gradients from GOCE are used for gravity-to-density
inversion and in particular for studies of the Earth’s lithosphere and upper mantle. GOCE is the first-ever satellite to carry
a gravitational gradiometer, and in order to achieve its challenging mission objectives the satellite embarks a number of
world-first technologies. In essence the spacecraft together with its sensors can be regarded as a spaceborne gravimeter.
In this work, we describe the mission and the way it is operated and exploited in order to make available the best-possible
measurements of the Earth gravity field. The main lessons learned from the first 19 months in orbit are also provided, in
as far as they affect the quality of the science data products and therefore are of specific interest for GOCE data users. 相似文献
17.
Lars E. Sjöberg 《Journal of Geodesy》2006,79(12):675-681
The application of Stokes’s formula to determine the geoid height requires that topographic and atmospheric masses be mathematically removed prior to Stokes integration. This corresponds to the applications of the direct topographic and atmospheric effects. For a proper geoid determination, the external masses must then be restored, yielding the indirect effects. Assuming an ellipsoidal layering of the atmosphere with 15% increase in its density towards the poles, the direct atmospheric effect on the geoid height is estimated to be −5.51 m plus a second-degree zonal harmonic term with an amplitude of 1.1 cm. The indirect effect is +5.50 m and the total geoid correction thus varies between −1.2 cm at the equator to 1.9 cm at the poles. Finally, the correction needed to the atmospheric effect if Stokes’s formula is used in a spherical approximation, rather than an ellipsoidal approximation, of the Earth varies between 0.3 cm and 4.0 cm at the equator and pole, respectively. 相似文献
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Ellipsoidal geoid computation 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Modern geoid computation uses a global gravity model, such as EGM96, as a third component in a remove–restore process. The classical approach uses only two: the reference ellipsoid and a geometrical model representing the topography. The rationale for all three components is reviewed, drawing attention to the much smaller precision now needed when transforming residual gravity anomalies. It is shown that all ellipsoidal effects needed for geoid computation with millimetric accuracy are automatically included provided that the free air anomaly and geoid are calculated correctly from the global model. Both must be consistent with an ellipsoidal Earth and with the treatment of observed gravity data. Further ellipsoidal corrections are then negligible. Precise formulae are developed for the geoid height and the free air anomaly using a global gravity model, given as spherical harmonic coefficients. Although only linear in the anomalous potential, these formulae are otherwise exact for an ellipsoidal reference Earth—they involve closed analytical functions of the eccentricity (and the Earths spin rate), rather than a truncated power series in e2. They are evaluated using EGM96 and give ellipsoidal corrections to the conventional free air anomaly ranging from –0.84 to +1.14 mGal, both extremes occurring in Tibet. The geoid error corresponding to these differences is dominated by longer wavelengths, so extrema occur elsewhere, rising to +766 mm south of India and falling to –594 mm over New Guinea. At short wavelengths, the difference between ellipsoidal corrections based only on EGM96 and those derived from detailed local gravity data for the North Sea geoid GEONZ97 has a standard deviation of only 3.3 mm. However, the long-wavelength components missed by the local computation reach 300 mm and have a significant slope. In Australia, for example, such a slope would amount to a 600-mm rise from Perth to Cairns. 相似文献
19.
Three different methods of handling topography in geoid determination were investigated. The first two methods employ the
residual terrain model (RTM) remove–restore technique, yielding the quasigeoid, whereas the third method uses the classical
Helmert condensation method, yielding the geoid. All three methods were used with the geopotential model Earth Gravity Model
(1996) (EGM96) as a reference, and the results were compared to precise global positioning system (GPS) levelling networks
in Scandinavia. An investigation of the Helmert method, focusing on the different types of indirect effects and their effects
on the geoid, was also carried out. The three different methods used produce almost identical results at the 5-cm level, when
compared to the GPS levelling networks. However, small systematic differences existed.
Received: 18 March 1999 / Accepted: 21 March 2000 相似文献
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A. Ellmann 《Journal of Geodesy》2005,79(1-3):11-23
In regional gravimetric geoid determination, it is customary to use the modified Stokes formula that combines local terrestrial data with a global geopotential model. This study compares two deterministic and three stochastic modification methods for computing a regional geoid over the Baltic countries. The final selection of the best modification method is made by means of two accuracy estimates: the expected global mean square error of the geoid estimator, and the statistics of the post-fit residuals between the computed geoid models and precise GPS-levelling data. Numerical results show that the modification methods tested do not provide substantially different results, although the stochastic approaches appear formally better in the selected study area. The 2.8–5.3 cm (RMS) post-fit residuals to the GPS-levelling points indicate the suitability of the new geoid model for many practical applications. Moreover, the numerical comparisons reveal a one-dimensional offset between the regional vertical datum and the geoid models based upon the new GRACE-only geopotential model GGM01s. This gives an impression of a greater reliability of the new model compared to the earlier, EGM96-based and somewhat tilted regional geoid models for the same study area. 相似文献