Abstract
AbstractVery long baseline interferometry (VLBI) is a geodetic technique capable of deriving the complete set of Earth orientation parameters, including the highly variable Earth’s phase of rotation. This observable can be expressed through UT1–UTC, the difference between the Universal Time and the Coordinated Universal Time. The so-called Intensive sessions, or Intensives, are typically 1-h sessions between two to three stations that are observed daily with the primary goal of determining UT1–UTC with a short latency. In this publication, we examine the impact of erroneous a priori information on the UT1–UTC estimation with VLBI Intensive sessions in a systematic way and on a global scale. Our findings are based on a simulation study which is carried out on a regular $$10 \times 10$$
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degree grid of artificial telescopes. In the simulations, realistic errors are introduced in the station coordinates, polar motion and nutation to get a global picture of the impact of these errors on the estimation of UT1–UTC. Our results reveal that in contrast to errors in the horizontal components of the station coordinates, an error in the station height only slightly affects the UT1–UTC estimate. North–south-oriented baselines are in general strongly affected by errors in the a priori information. In all cases, very short and very long baselines as well as baselines with a midpoint close to the equatorial plane are less robust. On the other hand, east–west-oriented baselines, except equatorial baselines, seem to be rather resistant against errors of these a priori values.
Funder
Technische Universitat Wien
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Computers in Earth Sciences,Geochemistry and Petrology,Geophysics
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