A mathematical model of the bathymetry- generated external gravitational field
The currently available global geopotential models and the global elevation and bathymetry data allow modelling the topography-corrected and bathymetry stripped reference gravity field to a very high spectral resolution (up to degree 2160 of spherical harmonics) using methods for a spherical harmoni...
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| author | Robert TENZER Peter VAJDA K. HAMAYUN |
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| description | The currently available global geopotential models and the global elevation
and bathymetry data allow modelling the topography-corrected and bathymetry stripped
reference gravity field to a very high spectral resolution (up to degree 2160 of spherical
harmonics) using methods for a spherical harmonic analysis and synthesis of the gravity
field. When modelling the topography-corrected and crust-density-contrast stripped reference
gravity field, additional stripping corrections are applied due to the ice, sediment
and other major known density contrasts within the Earth’s crust. The currently available
data of global crustal density structures have, however, a very low resolution and accuracy.
The compilation of the global crust density contrast stripped gravity field is thus limited
to a low spectral resolution, typically up to degree 180 of spherical harmonics. In this
study we derive the expressions used in forward modelling of the bathymetry-generated
gravitational field quantities and the corresponding bathymetric stripping corrections to
gravity field quantities by means of the spherical bathymetric (ocean bottom depth) functions.
The expressions for the potential and its radial derivative are formulated for the
adopted constant (average) ocean saltwater density contrast and for the spherical approximation
of the geoid surface. These newly derived expressions are utilized in numerical
examples to compute the gravitational potential and attraction generated by the ocean
density contrast. The computation is realized globally on a 1 × 1 arc-deg geographical
grid at the Earth’s surface. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0835412d880242d58f0498e956ac23c42022-12-21T19:21:24ZengEarth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SlovakiaContributions to Geophysics and Geodesy1338-05402010-06-01401314410.2478/v10126-010-0002-827A mathematical model of the bathymetry- generated external gravitational fieldRobert TENZER0Peter VAJDA1K. HAMAYUN2School of Surveying, Faculty of Sciences, University of Otago 310 Castle Street, Dunedin, New ZealandGeophysical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences3Delft Institute of Earth Observation and Space Systems (DEOS)The currently available global geopotential models and the global elevation and bathymetry data allow modelling the topography-corrected and bathymetry stripped reference gravity field to a very high spectral resolution (up to degree 2160 of spherical harmonics) using methods for a spherical harmonic analysis and synthesis of the gravity field. When modelling the topography-corrected and crust-density-contrast stripped reference gravity field, additional stripping corrections are applied due to the ice, sediment and other major known density contrasts within the Earth’s crust. The currently available data of global crustal density structures have, however, a very low resolution and accuracy. The compilation of the global crust density contrast stripped gravity field is thus limited to a low spectral resolution, typically up to degree 180 of spherical harmonics. In this study we derive the expressions used in forward modelling of the bathymetry-generated gravitational field quantities and the corresponding bathymetric stripping corrections to gravity field quantities by means of the spherical bathymetric (ocean bottom depth) functions. The expressions for the potential and its radial derivative are formulated for the adopted constant (average) ocean saltwater density contrast and for the spherical approximation of the geoid surface. These newly derived expressions are utilized in numerical examples to compute the gravitational potential and attraction generated by the ocean density contrast. The computation is realized globally on a 1 × 1 arc-deg geographical grid at the Earth’s surface.https://journal.geo.sav.sk/cgg/article/view/27bathymetry, earth gravity field, forward modelling, spherical harmonics |
| spellingShingle | Robert TENZER Peter VAJDA K. HAMAYUN A mathematical model of the bathymetry- generated external gravitational field Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy bathymetry, earth gravity field, forward modelling, spherical harmonics |
| title | A mathematical model of the bathymetry- generated external gravitational field |
| title_full | A mathematical model of the bathymetry- generated external gravitational field |
| title_fullStr | A mathematical model of the bathymetry- generated external gravitational field |
| title_full_unstemmed | A mathematical model of the bathymetry- generated external gravitational field |
| title_short | A mathematical model of the bathymetry- generated external gravitational field |
| title_sort | mathematical model of the bathymetry generated external gravitational field |
| topic | bathymetry, earth gravity field, forward modelling, spherical harmonics |
| url | https://journal.geo.sav.sk/cgg/article/view/27 |
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