Abstract
Two different methods for the combined computation of the quasigeoid are compared in a test area in Germany. Both methods are based on the remove-restore technique and use the global geopotential model EGM96, point gravity data with a spacing of a few km, a digital terrain model and GPS/levelling control points (with a spacing of about 25 km).
In method I the global model is combined first with the gravity and terrain data using the least squares spectral combination technique with integral formulas. The resulting height anomalies are given in a 1.0 ’x 1.5’grid. Then a smooth corrector surface is developed from the GPS/levelling data by least squares collocation, using a signal and a trend component.
The second method (II) is based on a common adjustment of the EGM96 reduced gravity and height anomaly observations using point masses and appropriate weight relations. The point masses are arranged at a depth of 10 km, 30 km and 200 km, and in hilly areas also at a depth of 5 km.
Both techniques are compared from the methodological and numerical point of view. The results are discussed and show an agreement at the cm level.
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Denker, H., Torge, W., Wenzel, G., Ihde, J., Schirmer, U. (2000). Investigation of different methods for the combination of gravity and GPS/levelling data. In: Schwarz, KP. (eds) Geodesy Beyond 2000. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 121. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59742-8_23
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