Error analyses were performed to examine the height error in a relative sea-surface profile as determined by a combination of land-based multistation C-band radars and optical lasers and one ship-based radar tracking the GEOS 2 satellite. It was shown that two relative profiles can be obtained: one using available south-to-north passes of the satellite and one using available north-to-south type passes. An analysis of multi-station tracking capability determined that only Antigua and Grand Turk radars are required to provide satisfactory orbits for south-to-north type satellite passes, while a combination of Merritt Island, Bermuda, and Wallops radars provide secondary orbits for north-to-south passes. Analysis of ship tracking capabilities shows that high elevation single pass range-only solutions are necessary to give only moderate sensitivity to systematic error effects. (Author)


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    Title :

    An Error Analysis of the Recovery Capability of the Relative Sea-Surface Profile over the Puerto Rican Trench from Multi-Station and Ship Tracking of Geos-2


    Contributors:
    H. R. Stanley (author) / C. F. Martin (author) / N. A. Roy (author) / J. R. Vetter (author)

    Publication date :

    1971


    Size :

    33 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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