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Forecast Vienna Mapping Functions 1 for real-time analysis of space geodetic observations

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The Vienna Mapping Functions 1 (VMF1) as provided by the Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics (IGG) at the Vienna University of Technology are the most accurate mapping functions for the troposphere delays that are available globally and for the entire history of space geodetic observations. So far, the VMF1 coefficients have been released with a time delay of almost two days; however, many scientific applications require their availability in near real-time, e.g. the Ultra Rapid solutions of the International GNSS Service (IGS) or the analysis of the Intensive sessions of the International VLBI Service (IVS). Here we present coefficients of the VMF1 as well as the hydrostatic and wet zenith delays that have been determined from forecasting data of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and provided on global grids. The comparison with parameters derived from ECMWF analysis data shows that the agreement is at the 1 mm level in terms of station height, and that the differences are larger for the wet mapping functions than for the hydrostatic mapping functions and the hydrostatic zenith delays. These new products (VMF1-FC and hydrostatic zenith delays from forecast data) can be used in real-time analysis of geodetic data without significant loss of accuracy.

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  1. Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

    J. Boehm & H. Schuh

  2. Geodetic Survey Division, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada

    J. Kouba

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Boehm, J., Kouba, J. & Schuh, H. Forecast Vienna Mapping Functions 1 for real-time analysis of space geodetic observations. J Geod 83, 397–401 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-008-0216-y

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