Atmospheric range correction for two-frequency SLR measurements |
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| Authors: | Dudy D Wijaya Fritz K Brunner |
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| Institution: | 1.Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics,Vienna University of Technology,Vienna,Austria;2.Geodesy Research Group,Bandung Institute of Technology,Bandung,Indonesia;3.Institute of Engineering Geodesy and Measurements Systems,Graz University of Technology,Graz,Austria |
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| Abstract: | It has been widely known that the use of two-frequency Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) system is limited by stringent precision
requirements of the range measurements and the proper atmospheric model. Owing to the stringent requirements, this SLR system
is impractical for the current requirement of SLR measurements within the framework of global geodetic observing system (GGOS).
If in the future this stringent requirement could be met, this SLR system would be an attractive tool to reduce atmospheric
propagation effects of SLR and would be of great benefit for the next generation of GGOS design. To anticipate possible future
developments of the two-frequency SLR systems, we have developed a new atmospheric correction formula for the two-frequency
SLR measurements. The new formula eliminates the total atmospheric density effect including its gradient and provides two
terms to calculate the curvature effect and the water vapor distribution effect. While the curvature effect can be calculated
by an accurate model, the required information about the water vapor distribution along the propagation path can be calculated
using previous developments of optical delay modeling or alternatively using results from microwave measurements. Theoretical
simulations using the two-frequency systems of the Graz and TIGO-Concepción stations shows that the new formula completely
reduces all propagation effects at any elevation angle above 3° with an accuracy better than 1 mm. However, the required precision
for the difference of the two-frequency SLR measurements, i.e. better than 45 μm for a single epoch, exceeds the capability
of the current state of the art SLR systems. |
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