GOCE kinematic orbit adjustment for EGM validation and accelerometer calibration

Abstract

The main principle and mathematical model of GOCE kinematic orbit adjustment for Earth gravity field model (EGM) validation and accelerometer calibration are presented. Based on 60 days GOCE kinematic orbits with 1–2 cm accuracy and accelerometer data from 2009-11-02 to 2009-12-31, the RMS-of-fit (ROF) of them using EGM2008, EIGEN-5C, ITG-GRACE2010S and GOCO01S up to 120, 150 and 180 degree and order (d/o) are evaluated and compared. The scale factors and biases of GOCE accelerometer data are calibrated and the energy balance method (EBM) is performed to test the accuracy of accelerometer calibration. The results show that GOCE orbits are also sensitive to EGM from 120 to 150 d/o. The ROFs of EGMs with 150 and 180 d/o are obviously better than those of EGMs with 120 d/o. The ROFs of GOCO01S and ITG-GRACE2010S are almost the same up to 120 and 150 d/o, which are about 3.3 cm and 1.8 cm, respectively. They are far better than those of EGM2008 and EIGEN-5C with the same d/o. The ROF of GOCO01S with 180 d/o is about 1.6 cm, which is the best one among those EGMs. The accelerometer calibration accuracies (ACAs) of ITG-GRACE2010S and GOCO01S are obviously higher that those of EGM2008 and EIGEN-5C. The ACA of GOCO01S with 180 d/o is far higher than that of EGMs with 120 d/o, and a little higher than that of ITG-GRACE2010S with 150 d/o. It is suggested that the newest released EGM such as GOCO01S or GOCO02S till at least 150 d/o should be chosen in GOCE precise orbit determination (POD) and accelerometer calibration.

Keywords

GOCE / orbit adjustment / Earth gravity field model / kinematic orbit / accelerometer calibration

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