Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 23, 230101(2019)

Sensitivity Analysis of Atmospheric Delay Corrections for Satellite-Borne Laser Altimeter

Dan Jiang1,2、**, Yuchu Qin2、*, and Xiaoping Wang3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology, Xi/an University of Science and Technology, Xi/an, Shaanxi 710054, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101, China
  • 3Xi/an Dadi Surveying ad Mapping Co., Ltd., Xi/an, Shaanxi 710100, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Diagram of satellite-borne laser emission path
    Diagram of bilinear interpolation of atmosphere data
    Influence of precipitable water on atmospheric delay correction value at different latitudes
    Temperature versus atmospheric delay correction value
    Geopotential height versus atmospheric delay correction value
    Satellite height angle versus atmospheric delay correction value
    • Table 1. Experimental results for different precipitable water

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      Table 1. Experimental results for different precipitable water

      Precipitable water /(kg·m-2)Total delay /m
      1.6672.3028
      6.6762.3032
      10.5912.3035
      25.1252.3047
      32.1642.3053
      42.0532.3060
      52.1272.3069
      54.0622.3070
    • Table 2. Experimental results for different temperatures

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      Table 2. Experimental results for different temperatures

      Temperature /KTotal delay /m
      248.42.2725
      250.12.2728
      259.42.2739
      264.72.2745
      266.92.2747
      272.92.2753
      281.12.2762
      291.72.2772
      296.62.2776
      300.72.2779
    • Table 3. Experimental results for different altitude angles

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      Table 3. Experimental results for different altitude angles

      Altitude angle /(°)Total delay /m
      902.3039
      852.3127
      802.3394
      752.3851
      702.4517
      652.5420
      602.6603
    • Table 4. Experimental results for different geopotential heights

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      Table 4. Experimental results for different geopotential heights

      Geopotential height /mTotal delay /m
      55.92.5774
      104.82.4581
      144.12.1343
      230.81.9873
      480.71.9114
      650.41.8699
      1070.91.7739
      1542.51.6800
      2200.41.4279
      3104.61.2576
      4368.51.1057
      5084.21.0325
    • Table 5. Difference between maximum and minimum correction numbers under each influence factor

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      Table 5. Difference between maximum and minimum correction numbers under each influence factor

      Sensitive factorDelay difference /cm
      Temperature0.54
      Precipitable water0.42
      Altitude angle35.64
      Geopotential height154.49
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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Apr. 23, 2019

    Accepted: May. 27, 2019

    Published Online: Nov. 29, 2019

    The Author Email: Dan Jiang (jiangdan0121@163.com), Yuchu Qin (qinyc@radi.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.230101

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