Global Gravity Field Modeling from Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking Data

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Parameter Estimation for Satellite Gravity Field Modeling

   • Jürgen Kusche, Anne Springer

   Pages 1-34

3. Precise Orbit Determination

   • Adrian Jäggi, Daniel Arnold

   Pages 35-80

4. The Classical Variational Approach

   • Srinivas Bettadpur, Christopher McCullough

   Pages 81-95

5. The Acceleration Approach

   • Matthias Weigelt

   Pages 97-126

6. The Energy Balance Approach

   • Christopher Jekeli

   Pages 127-160

7. Back Matter

   Pages 161-168

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This book provides a sound theoretical basis for the the different gravity field recovery methods and the numerics of satellite-to-satellite tracking data. It represents lectures given at the ‘Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Autumn School’ in Bad Honnef, Germany, October 4-9, 2015. The emphasis of the school was on providing a sound theoretical basis for the different gravity field recovery methods and the numerics of data analysis. The approaches covered here are the variational equations (classical approach), the acceleration approach and the energy balance approach, all of which are used for global gravity field recovery on the basis of satellite observations. The theory of parameter estimation in satellite gravimetry and concepts for orbit determination are also included.
 
The book guides readers through a broad range of topics in satellite gravimetry, supplemented by the necessary theoretical background and numerical examples. While it provides a comprehensive overview for those readers who are already familiar with satellite gravity data processing, it also offers an essential reference guide for graduate and undergraduate students interested in this field.

• Satellite Gravimetry
• Gravity Modeling
• Orbit Determination
• Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking
• Spherical Harmonics

• Institut für Erdmessung, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany

  Majid Naeimi, Jakob Flury

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