Layer-based modelling of the Earth's gravitational potential up to 10-km scale in spherical harmonics in spherical and ellipsoidal approximation

M Rexer, C Hirt, S Claessens, R Tenzer - Surveys in Geophysics, 2016 - Springer
Global forward modelling of the Earth's gravitational potential, a classical problem in
geophysics and geodesy, is relevant for a range of applications such as gravity …

Comparison of different methods for estimating the geoid-to-quasi-geoid separation

I Foroughi, R Tenzer - Geophysical journal international, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In Molodensky's definition of the normal height, the mean normal gravity is computed
explicitly. In definition of the orthometric height, however, the actual mean gravity along the …

The effect of anomalous global lateral topographic density on the geoid-to-quasigeoid separation

R Tenzer, W Chen, S Rathnayake, M Pitoňák - Journal of Geodesy, 2021 - Springer
The geoid can be computed from the quasigeoid by applying the geoid-to-quasigeoid
separation. The geoid-to-quasigeoid separation is also needed for a vertical datum …

Forward gravity modelling to augment high-resolution combined gravity field models

ES Ince, O Abrykosov, C Förste, F Flechtner - Surveys in Geophysics, 2020 - Springer
During the last few years, the determination of high-resolution global gravity field has gained
momentum due to high-accuracy satellite-derived observations and development of forward …

[HTML][HTML] A detailed rock density model of the Hong Kong territories

AN Ababio, R Tenzer - Geodesy and Geodynamics, 2024 - Elsevier
We used the geological map and published rock density measurements to compile the
digital rock density model for the Hong Kong territories. We then estimated the average …

The use of gravity data to determine orthometric heights at the Hong Kong territories

A Nsiah Ababio, R Tenzer - Journal of Applied Geodesy, 2022 - degruyter.com
Abstract The Hong Kong Principal Datum (HKPD) is the currently adopted official geodetic
vertical datum at the Hong Kong territories. The HKPD is practically realized by heights of …

Topographic gravitational potential up to second-order derivatives: an examination of approximation errors caused by rock-equivalent topography (RET)

M Kuhn, C Hirt - Journal of Geodesy, 2016 - Springer
In gravity forward modelling, the concept of Rock-Equivalent Topography (RET) is often
used to simplify the computation of gravity implied by rock, water, ice and other topographic …

Experiences with the use of mass-density maps in residual gravity forward modelling

M Yang, C Hirt, R Tenzer, R Pail - Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 2018 - Springer
In many modern local and regional gravity field modelling concepts, the short-wavelength
gravitational signal modeled by the residual terrain modelling (RTM) technique is used to …

Impact of the UNB topographical density model on precise geoid determination in the high mountainous region

N Yilmaz - Survey Review, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
A precise gravimetric geoid model is computed utilising Stokes's formula, supposing an
absence of topography above the geoid. Subsequently, the geoid model undergoes a …

Spheroidal forward modelling of the gravitational fields of 1 Ceres and the Moon

M Šprlák, SC Han, WE Featherstone - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel, explicit, and efficient forward modelling of the spheroidal harmonic spectra of
external planetary gravitational fields is developed in this article. We introduce the oblate …