Ocean-tide parameters from the simultaneous long-period analysis of the orbits of Starlette and Stella
The orbits of two geodetic satellites, Starlette and Stella, have been analysed in order to determine ocean-tide parameters. The orbit of Starlette has been determined over a three-year period and Stella over a one-year period. Long-period analysis techniques have been used to determine the evol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
1997-02-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/15/263/1997/angeo-15-263-1997.pdf |
| Summary: | The orbits of two geodetic satellites,
Starlette and Stella, have been analysed in order to determine ocean-tide
parameters. The orbit of Starlette has been determined over a three-year period
and Stella over a one-year period. Long-period analysis techniques have been
used to determine the evolutions of the orbital inclination, eccentricity and
right ascension of the ascending node for each satellite due to ocean tides. The
ocean-tide parameters have been determined in a simultaneous fitting of the
theoretical orbital variations to the observed variations. The results are
compared with ocean-tide models. |
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| ISSN: | 0992-7689 1432-0576 |