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Gravity/Gravitational Field Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data (full-rate, daily, 24 hour files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 1976-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data (full-rate, monthly files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 1976-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data (normal points, daily, 24 hour files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 2016-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data (normal points, hourly files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 2010-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data (normal points, monthly files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data Summary (normal points, monthly files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| IceBridge BGM-3 Gravimeter L1B Time-Tagged Accelerations V001 | 1 | BT-67 | BGM-3 | 2008-12-31 to 2011-12-23 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
XML, ASCII | |
| IceBridge BGM-3 Gravimeter L2 Geolocated Free Air Anomalies V001 | 1 | BT-67 | BGM-3 | 2009-01-08 to 2011-12-21 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
7.9 Kilometers x 7.9 Kilometers | ASCII |
| IceBridge CMG 1A Dynamic Gravity Meter Time-Tagged L1B Vertical Accelerations V001 | 1 | BT-67 | CMG-GT-1A | 2012-11-13 to 2013-01-14 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
XML, ASCII | |
| IceBridge CMG GT-1A Gravimeter L2 Geolocated Free Air Gravity Disturbances V001 | 1 | BT-67 | CMG-GT-1A | 2012-11-22 to 2012-12-04 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
6.5 Kilometers x 6.5 Kilometers | XML, ASCII |
| IceBridge LDEO Gravimeter Suite L1B Geolocated Free Air Gravity Anomalies V001 | 1 | DC-8, G-V, P-3B | LGS | 2017-03-22 to 2019-11-20 |
N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5 Kilometers to 7 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers to 7 Kilometers | ASCII |
| IceBridge Sander AIRGrav L1B Geolocated Free Air Gravity Anomalies V002 | 2 | DC-8, P-3B | AIRGrav | 2009-10-16 to 2018-11-17 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 |
5 Kilometers to 7 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers to 7 Kilometers | ASCII |
| IceBridge ZLS Dynamic Gravity Meter Time-Registered L1B Vertical Accelerations V001 | 1 | BT-67 | ZLS | 2011-11-29 to 2011-12-21 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII | |
| IceBridge-Related Sander AIRGrav L1B Geolocated Free Air Gravity Anomalies V001 | 1 | AS350-B2, AS350-B3, AS355-F2, CESSNA 206 | AIRGrav | 2012-04-29 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5 Kilometers to 7 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers to 7 Kilometers | ASCII |
| Multi-Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Broadcast Ephemeris Data (daily files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, GROUND STATIONS, QZSS, IRNSS, SBAS | Beidou P, Galileo P, GLONASS P, GPSP, GNSS RECEIVER, QZSS P, IRNSS P, SBAS P | 1992-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
RINEX | |
| OMG Airborne Gravity (AirGRAV) Data from Airborne Bathymetry Surveys Version 1 | 1 | AIRCRAFT | AIRGrav | 2016-03-20 to 2020-09-07 |
N: 82.413 S: 60.644 E: -19.232 W: -72.548 |
ASCII | |
| Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) ILRS Analysis Center (AC) Orbit Product (weekly files, generated weekly) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 2016-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
extended standard product-3 (SP3) | |
| Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) ILRS Analysis Center (AC) Position and Earth Rotation Parameters (ERP) Product (weekly files, generated daily) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 1976-05-16 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Software Independent Exchange (SINEX) | |
| Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) ILRS Combination Center (CC) Orbit Product (weekly files, generated weekly) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 2016-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
extended standard product-3 (SP3) | |
| Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) ILRS Combination Center (CC) Station Position and Earth Rotation Parameters (ERP) Product (weekly files, generated daily) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 1976-05-16 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Software Independent Exchange (SINEX) | |
| Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) ILRS Orbit Prediction Product (multi-day, daily, and sub-daily files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 1988-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
CPF format (current), TIV format (prior to 2012) | |
| Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Satellite Orbit Products from NASA CDDIS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | SLR | 1992-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Standard Product 3 (SP3) | |
| SWOT Level 1 Onboard Tracking Data from Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite (DORIS) | 1.0 | SWOT | DORIS | 1950-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
RINEX | |
| SWOT Level 1 Onboard Tracking Data from Global Positioning System Payload (GPSP) | 1.0 | SWOT | GPSP | 2022-12-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
RINEX | |
| SWOT Medium-accuracy Orbit Ephemeris (MOE) | 1.0 | SWOT | DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 |
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