Evaluation of terrain corrections through FFT and classical integration in two selected areas of the Andes and their impact on geoidal heights

As part of two doctoral theses, terrain corrections were computed in Tierra del Fuego island and in the western side of the province of Mendoza. While the first one is located in the southernmost region of Argentina, Mendoza is in the center-west part of this country. Terrain corrections were estima...

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Autores: Gomez, Maria Eugenia, Bagu, Diego Rubén, del Cogliano, Daniel Hector, Perdomo, Raul Anibal
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/23099
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/23099
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:TERRAIN CORRECTIONS
CLASSICAL INTEGRATION
TIERRA DEL FUEGO
MENDOZA
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Sumario:As part of two doctoral theses, terrain corrections were computed in Tierra del Fuego island and in the western side of the province of Mendoza. While the first one is located in the southernmost region of Argentina, Mendoza is in the center-west part of this country. Terrain corrections were estimated using two methods: the classical integration of prism contribution and the integration using 2-D FFT technique. This work is aimed to discuss the results obtained by using both approaches and their applicability considering their advantages and disadvantages according to the regions of study. The analysis allowed us to conclude that classical integration has a better performance than FFT methods, especially in the highest regions. They showed a similar behavior in flat areas. Finally, the effect that the error of terrain corrections computation has on geoidal heights is also discussed and numerically tested. Keywords: Terrain corrections, FFT, Classical integration, Tierra del Fuego, Mendoza