Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 23, 230101(2019)
Sensitivity Analysis of Atmospheric Delay Corrections for Satellite-Borne Laser Altimeter
An atmospheric delay correction model based on a ray-tracing algorithm and a surface pressure model are proposed in this paper. As atmospheric parameters for the models, atmospheric data from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) are introduced in the models for the numerical simulations of atmospheric delay corrections of satellite-borne laser altimeters. The result shows that the atmospheric correction along the zenith direction is approximately 2.30 m. By applying sensitivity factors, such as the temperature, precipitable water, station height, and altitude angle, to analyze the sensitivity of the atmospheric delay correction, it is found that the atmospheric delay effect has a low sensitivity to the temperature and precipitable water, while has a strong sensitivity to the satellite altitude angle and station height. The results of this work can be used as a reference for determining the operable conditions for subsequent satellite-borne laser ranging research.
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Dan Jiang, Yuchu Qin, Xiaoping Wang. Sensitivity Analysis of Atmospheric Delay Corrections for Satellite-Borne Laser Altimeter[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(23): 230101
Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics
Received: Apr. 23, 2019
Accepted: May. 27, 2019
Published Online: Nov. 29, 2019
The Author Email: Jiang Dan (jiangdan0121@163.com), Qin Yuchu (qinyc@radi.ac.cn)