544-0115/02 – Space Geodesy (CG)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Jan Kostelecký, DrSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Jan Kostelecký, DrSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | | |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 1998/1999 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
TThe course is focused on the principles of space geodesy and its applications in the creation of global coordinate systems, models of the Earth's gravitational field, creation of the global geoid model and geodynamic and seismic applications.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
The subject scope are celestial and terrestrial coordinate systems used in cosmic geodesy and transformation between them. Temporal systems in astronomy. Basics of undisturbed and disturbed satellite movement. Methods and equipment
for astronomical determining of location. Methods of cosmic geodesy.
Compulsory literature:
Kostelecký J.: Přednášky „Kosmická geodézie“ ve formě „ppt“.
Kostelecký J. ml.: Globální polohové souřadnicové systémy, skripta, Nakladatelství ČVUT Praha, 2019.
Kostelecký, J., Klokočník, J., Kostelecký, J. (ml.): Kosmická geodézie, skripta, Vydalo nakladatelství ČVUT v Praze, 2008
Hofmann-Wellenhof, B., Lichtenegger, H., Wasle, E.: GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Springer Verlag, 2008.
Recommended literature:
Kabeláč, J., Kostelecký, J.: Geodetická astronomie 10, skripta, Vydavatelství, ČVUT, Praha, 1998
Burša, M., Kostelecký, J.: Space Geodesy and Space Geodynamics, Praha 1999.
Anderson, A. J., Cazenave A.: Space Geodesy and Geodynamics, Academic Press, 1987.
Xu Guochang: Orbits, Springer, 2008
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Processing of project tasks assigned to the exercises of Space Geodesy subject.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures:
1. Keplerian motion
2. Motion of the artificial satellites in real Earth’s force field
3. Observing methods of space geodesy
4. Geodetic satellites
5. Solution of „inverse“ methods of satelite geodesy
6. Earth’s gravitational field models
7. Global coordinate systems ICRS and ITRS
8. Structure of IERS and its results
Exercise:
1. Keplerian motion
2. Determination of the Earth’s obliquity from satelite motions
3. Altimetric geoid
4. Tectonic from satellites – motion of Earth’s tectonic plates
5. Determination of GNSS satelite position from broadcast ephemeris
Question to examination:
1. Kepler laws, Keplerian motion
2. Motion of Earth’s satellite in real force field – changes of Keplerian elements due to Earth’s gravitational field, atmosphere and solar radiation pressure
3. Observing methods – photography, SLR, GNSS, DORIS, VLBI
4. „Historical“ geodetic satellites, new missions CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE
5. Solution of „inverse“ tasks of satellite geodesy
6. Earth gravitational field models
7. Global coordinates systems ICRS a ITRS – Observing methods, processing, transformation between both systems
8. Structure IERS and its results
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction