Geodesy for Planet Earth: Proceedings of the 2009 IAG Symposium, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 31 August 31 - 4 September 2009

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by  C. Brunini

International Association
of Geodesy Symposia
Michael G . Sideris, Series Editor
International Association
of Geodesy Symposia
Michael G . Sideris, Series Editor
Symposium101:GlobalandRegionalGeodynamics
Symposium102:GlobalPositioningSystem:AnOverview
Symposium103:Gravity,Gradiometry,andGravimetry
Symposium104:SeaSurfaceTopographyandtheGeoid
Symposium105:EarthRotationandCoordinateReferenceFrames
Symposium106:DeterminationoftheGeoid:PresentandFuture
Symposium107:KinematicSystemsinGeodesy,Surveying,andRemoteSensing
Symposium108:ApplicationofGeodesytoEngineering
Symposium109:PermanentSatelliteTrackingNetworksforGeodesyandGeodynamics
Symposium110:FromMarstoGreenland:ChartingGravitywithSpaceandAirborneInstruments
Symposium111:RecentGeodeticandGravimetricResearchinLatinAmerica
Symposium112:GeodesyandPhysicsoftheEarth:GeodeticContributionstoGeodynamics
Symposium113:GravityandGeoid
Symposium114:GeodeticTheoryToday
Symposium115:GPSTrendsinPreciseTerrestrial,Airborne,andSpaceborneApplications
Symposium116:GlobalGravityFieldandItsTemporalVariations
Symposium117:Gravity,GeoidandMarineGeodesy
Symposium118:AdvancesinPositioningandReferenceFrames
Symposium119:GeodesyontheMove
Symposium120:TowardsanIntegratedGlobalGeodeticObservationSystem(IGGOS)
Symposium121:GeodesyBeyond2000:TheChallengesoftheFirstDecade
Symposium122:IVHotine-MarussiSymposiumonMathematicalGeodesy
Symposium123:Gravity,GeoidandGeodynamics2000
Symposium124:VerticalReferenceSystems
Symposium125:VistasforGeodesyintheNewMillennium
Symposium126:SatelliteAltimetryforGeodesy,GeophysicsandOceanography
Symposium127:VHotineMarussiSymposiumonMathematicalGeodesy
Symposium128:AWindowontheFutureofGeodesy
Symposium129:Gravity,GeoidandSpaceMissions
Symposium130:DynamicPlanet-MonitoringandUnderstanding…
Symposium131:GeodeticDeformationMonitoring:FromGeophysicaltoEngineeringRoles
Symposium132:VIHotine-MarussiSymposiumonTheoreticalandComputationalGeodesy
Symposium133:ObservingourChangingEarth
Symposium134:GeodeticReferenceFrames
Symposium135:Gravity,GeoidandEarthObservation
Geodesy for Planet Earth
Proceedings of the 2009
IAG Symposium,
Buenos Aires, Argentina,
31 August - 4 September 2009
Edited by
Steve C. Kenyon
Maria C. Pacino
Urs J. Marti
Editors
SteveKenyon MariaCristinaPacino
NationalGeospatial-Intelligence UniversidadNacionalde
Agency Rosario
SNL-41 (UNR)
VogelRd.3838 FacultaddeCiencia
63010-6238ArnoldMontana Exactas
USA Ingenier´ıayAgrimensura
(FCEIA)
UrsMarti Av.Pellegrini250
FederalOfficeofTopography 2000Rosario
swisstopo Argentina
GeodesyDepartment
Seftigenstrasse264
3084Wabern
Switzerland
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Preface
The International Association of Geodesy IAG2009 “Geodesy for Planet Earth”
Scientific Assembly was held 31 August to 4 September 2009 in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. The theme “Geodesy for Planet Earth” was selected to follow the Inter-
national Year of Planet Earth 2007–2009 goals of utilizing the knowledge of the
world’s geoscientists to improve society for current and future generations. The
International Year started in January 2007 and ran thru 2009 which coincided with
theIAG2009ScientificAssembly,oneofthelargestandmostsignificantmeetingsof
theGeodesycommunityheldevery4years.
The IAG2009 Scientific Assembly was organized into eight Sessions with Sub-
Sessions in five of them. Four of the Sessions of IAG2009 were based on the IAG
Structure (i.e. one per Commission) and covered Reference Frames, Gravity Field,
EarthRotationandGeodynamics,andPositioningandApplications.SinceIAG2009
wastakingplaceinthegreatArgentinecityofBuenosAires,aSessionwasdevoted
totheGeodesyofLatinAmerica.ASessiondedicatedtotheIAG’sGlobalGeodetic
ObservingSystem (GGOS), theprimaryobservingsystemfocusedonthe multidis-
ciplinaryresearchbeingdoneinGeodesythatcontributestoimportantsocietalissues
such as monitoring global climate change and the environment. A Session on the
IAGServiceswasalsopartoftheAssemblydetailingtheimportantroletheyplayin
providinggeodeticdata,products,andanalysis tothescientificcommunity.Afinal
SessiondevotedtotheorganizationsION,FIG,andISPRSandtheirsignificantwork
innavigationandearthobservationthatcomplementstheIAG.Thisvolumecontains
theproceedingsoftheeightSessionswhicharelistedbelow:
Session1:Referenceframesimplementationforgeosciences’applications:From
localtoglobalscales
Convenors:ZuheirAltamimi,ClaudioBrunini
Session2:GravityofthePlanetEarth
Convenors:YoichiFukuda,PieterVisser
Session – 2.1: Physics and Geometry of Earth: Focus on satellite altimetry and
InSAR
Convenors:CheinwayHwang,Jose´ LuisVacaflor
Session – 2.2: Gravity – An Earth Probing Tool: Focus on CHAMP/GRACE/
GOCE missions, relative/absolute/superconducting gravimetry, and their
applications
Convenors:RolandPail,LeonidF.Vitushkin
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Session – 2.3: Modern Height Datum: Focus on definition and realization of
GPS-levellingandgravity-baseheightdatum
Convenors:S´ılvioR.C.deFreitas,DruA.Smith
Session–2.4:GravityandGeoidModelling:Focusonglobalandregionalgravity
andgeoidmodelling
Convenors:UrsMarti,YanMingWang
Session3:GeodesyandGeodynamics:GlobalandRegionalScales
Convenors:MikeBevis,SylvainBonvalot
Session–3.1:RotationofthePlanetEarth
Convenors:RichardGross,Rodrigo,AbarcadelRio
Session–3.2:Sealevelchangesandpost-glacialrebound
Convenors:JuanFierro,MichaelBevis
Session–3.3:Oceanloadingandglobalwaterdistribution/geophysicalfluids
Convenors:TonievanDam,RichardGross
Session–3.4:Geodesy,crustalmotionsandgeodynamicprocesses
Convenors:JuanCarlosBaez,SylvainBonvalot,ArturoEchalar
Session–3.5:Geodesyandthenear-fieldsolidearthresponsetocryosphericmass
changes
Convenors:JimDavis,GinoCasassa
Session4:Positioningandremotesensingofland,oceanandatmosphere
Convenors:SandraVerhagen,PawelWielgosz
Session–4.1:Technologyandlandapplications
Convenors:DorotaGrejner-Brzezinska,XiaoliDing
Session–4.2:Modellingandremotesensingoftheatmosphere
Convenors:MarceloSantos,CathrynMitchell,JensWickert
Session–4.3:Multi-satelliteoceanremotesensing
Convenors:ShuanggenJin,OleBaltazarAndersen
Session5:GeodesyinLatinAmerica
Convenors:DenizarBlitzkow,ClaudiaTocho
Session 6: JOINT ION/FIG/ISPRS session on Navigation and Earth
Observation
Convenors:DorotaGrejner-Brzezinska,CharlesToth
Session–6.1:Navigation(FIG,ION)
Convener:DorotaGrejner-Brzezinska
Session–6.2:EarthObservation(ISPRS)C
onvener:CharlesToth
Session7:TheGlobalGeodeticObservingSystem:ScienceandApplications
Convenors:RichardGross,Hans-PeterPlag,LuizPauloFortes
Session–7.1:PastProgressandFuturePlans
Convenors:Hans-PeterPlag,RichardGross,LuizPauloFortes
Session–7.2:ScienceandApplications
Convenors:RichardGross,Hans-PeterPlag,LuizPauloFortes
Session8:TheIAGInternationalServicesandtheirroleforEarthobservation
Convenors:RuthNeilan,ReneForsberg
The number and quality of contributions for the eight Sessions clearly demon-
stratedtheimportantandvitalrolethatGeodesyplaysinunderstandingtheearthand
itsdynamicalprocesses.Satellite,airborne,andterrestrialsystemsandnetworksare
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continuallymeasuringandanalyzingtheearthforglobalchange.Forthisreasonthe
nameoftheseproceedingsis“GeodesyforPlanetEarth”whichreflectstherolefour-
dimensionalgeodesyplaysinunderstandingthechangestoPlanetEarth.
The 2009 Assembly attracted nearly 500 oral and poster presentations from 370
geodesists from 45 countries and clearly shows the interest and importance of
geodesyglobally.Theapproximately130papersthatareincludedintheseproceed-
ings (about 25% of the total) are intended to cover much of the latest research and
projectson-goinginthefield.
These proceedings would not be possible without the tremendous work by the
ConvenorsofeachoftheSessionsandSub-Sessions.Theydevotedaenormous
amount of time and energy in organizing the reviews and final acceptance of the
papers for their Sessions. We are very grateful to IAG Secretary General Hermann
DrewesandIAGPresidentMichaelSiderisforalltheirguidanceandhelpwiththese
proceedings. The Local Organizing Committee in Buenos Aires was invaluable in
helping arrange a very memorable Assembly and provided essential support in the
development of these proceedings. And lastly, sincere thanks go out to all the
participating scientists and graduate students who made the IAG 2009 “Geodesy
forPlanetEarth”ScientificAssemblyandtheseproceedingsatremendoussuccess.
SteveKenyon
MariaCristinaPacino
UrsMarti
.
Contents
Session1 ReferenceFramesImplementationforGeoscience’sApplications:
FromLocaltoGlobalScales
Convenors:Z.Altamimi,C.Brunini
1 ImprovedAnalysisStrategyandAccessibilityoftheSIRGAS
ReferenceFrame ............................................................ 3
C.Brunini,L.Sanchez,H.Drewes,S.Costa,V.Mackern,
W.Mart´ınez,W.Seemuller,andA.daSilva
2 ImprovedGPSDataAnalysisStrategyforTideGauge
BenchmarkMonitoring .................................................. 11
AlvaroSantamar´ıa-Go´mez,Marie-Noe¨lleBouin,andGuyWo¨ppelmann
3 ADenseGlobalVelocityFieldBasedonGNSSObservations:
PreliminaryResults ....................................................... 19
C.Bruyninx,Z.Altamimi,M.Becker,M.Craymer,L.Combrinck,
A.Combrink,J.Dawson,R.Dietrich,R.Fernandes,R.Govind,
T.Herring,A.Kenyeres,R.King,C.Kreemer,D.Lavalle´e,
J.Legrand,L.Sa´nchez,G.Sella,Z.Shen,A.Santamar´ıa-Go´mez,
andG.Wo¨ppelmann
4 EnhancementoftheEUREFPermanentNetworkServices
andProducts .............................................................. 27
C.Bruyninx,H.Habrich,W.So¨hne,A.Kenyeres,G.Stangl,
andC.Vo¨lksen
5 CanWeReallyPromiseamm-AccuracyfortheLocal
TiesonaGeo-VLBIAntenna ............................................ 35
UllaKallioandMarkkuPoutanen
6 RecentImprovementsinDORISDataProcessingatIGN
inViewofITRF2008,theignwd08Solution ............................ 43
P.Willis,M.L.Gobinddass,B.Garayt,andH.Fagard
7 TowardsaCombinationofSpace-GeodeticMeasurements ........... 51
A.Pollet,D.Coulot,andN.Capitaine
8 ImprovingLengthandScaleTraceabilityinLocal
GeodynamicalMeasurements ............................................ 59
J.Jokela,P.H€akli,M.Poutanen,U.Kallio,andJ.Ahola
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