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Recently, C30 coefficients of time-variable gravity field models from GRACE and GRACE-Follow On (GRACE/GRACE-FO) are reported to contain larger uncertainties when only one of the two onboard accelerometers is fully functional, which mainly concerns the GRACE-FO period and the final stage of the GRACE period. Using these problematic coefficients leads to incorrect mass change (rate) estimates, especially over Antarctic Ice-Sheet (AIS), and a replacement with those from satellite laser ranging (SLR) is currently recommended. In this study, we aim to discuss the possibility of improving the C30 coefficients by extending the GRACE-OBP approach that has previously been applied to the estimation of geocenter motion and variations in the Earth’s dynamic oblateness. Such an approach mainly relies on GRACE/GRACE-FO level 2 products and an ocean bottom pressure model, and it produces compatible coefficients with the GRACE/GRACE-FO product labeled as GSM. With a numerical experiment, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach and identify the optimal implementation parameter setup. The resulting C30 coefficient time series is generally consistent with those based on SLR and the original solutions from the GRACE dual-accelerometer period, but with differences in the annual amplitude estimates. Then, we obtain C30 coefficients based on real data and check the AIS mass change time series with and without replacing the original ones with our solution. Our C30 solution ensures consistent linear trend estimates for the dual- and single-accelerometer periods. © 2023, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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Journal of Geodesy
ISSN: 0949-7714
Year: 2023
Issue: 3
Volume: 97
3 . 9
JCR@2023
3 . 9 0 0
JCR@2023
ESI HC Threshold:26
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:2
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