Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia

Title: EVALUATION OF RECENT GOCE GEOPOTENTIAL MODELS OVER THE AREA OF POLAND
Authors: Godah Walyeldeen and Krynski Jan
DOI: 10.13168/AGG.2013.0037
Journal: Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia, Vol. 10, No. 3 (171), Prague 2013
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Keywords: EGM08, geopotential model, GOCE, GPS/levelling, height anomaly, gravity anomaly
Abstract: The dedicated satellite gravity missions have provided homogeneous and uniformly accurate information on the long and medium wavelengths of the Earth’s gravity field. Since the launch of GOCE satellite gravimetry mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2009, several global geopotential models (GGMs) have been published. This study evaluates the recent GOCE-based GGMs over the area of Poland. The evaluation has been performed with the use of the EGM08 as well as high-precision GPS/levelling control traverse consisting of 184 stations. One GOCE-only GGM, four GOCE/GRACE satellite-only GGMs, and one GOCE/GRACE GGM combined with terrestrial gravity data have been selected for the evaluation. The results of inter-comparison of the models as well as their accuracy assessment have been discussed.