A synthetic Earth for use in geodesy |
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| Authors: | R Haagmans |
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| Institution: | Department of Mapping Sciences, The Agricultural University of Norway, PO Box 5034, N-1432 ?s, Norway e-mail: roger.haagmans@ikf.nlh.no; Tel.:+47 64948846; Fax: +47 64948856, NO
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| Abstract: | 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 |
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| Keywords: | : Gravity field – Synthetic Earth – Boundary values |
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