Determination of local gravimetric geoid model over Egypt using LSC and FFT estimation techniques based on different satellite- and ground-based datasets

Abstract

In this contribution, two gravimetric geoid models for Egypt; EGY-LGM2019 and EGY-FGM2019 are developed using the least-squares collocation and the Fast-Fourier Transformation methods, applying Remove-Restore procedure. Different datasets are used in terms of gravity anomalies obtained from GOCE-based SPW-R5 and EGM2008 models, and from 1015 terrestrial gravity stations. Two gravimetric geoid models, EGY-FLGM2019 derived by the LSC method and EGY-FFGM2019 derived by 1D-FFT method are computed and fitted using the 17 GPS/levelling measurements to adjust the gravimetric geoid model with the national local vertical datum for Egypt. Our findings between the 6 GPS/levelling geoid undulations and the developed fitted geoid models EGY-FFGM2019 and EGY-FLGM2019 are about 7.57 and 18.46 cm, respectively. In addition, the former model improves the geoid heights of about 72-65% over Egypt w.r.t. the EGM2008 and GECO models, respectively. Therefore, the EGY-FFGM2019 model is recommended as a reliable model that improves the geoid heights over Egypt.