An efficient theoretical model for determining geodetic altitudes with better than millimeter accuracy is proposed, with application to the TOPEX/Poseidon project. The triaxial ellipsoidal subsurface point of a satellite is used as the initial trial solution to achieve an efficient and simple iterative solution. It is found that the second-iteration solution is exact to an accuracy of at least 10 to the -9th km.


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    Title :

    Geodetic altitude to a triaxial ellipsoidal planet


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    Publication date :

    1988-09-01



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    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English


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