Direct harmonic analysis for the ellipsoidal topographic potential with global and local validation

HA Abd-Elmotaal, N Kühtreiber - Surveys in Geophysics, 2021 - Springer
Forward gravity field modelling requires high accurate determination of the topographic
potential on the surface of the Earth's ellipsoid. Since the topography is recently known with …

A precise geoid model for Africa: AFRgeo2019

HA Abd-Elmotaal, N Kühtreiber, K Seitz… - Beyond 100: The Next …, 2020 - Springer
In the framework of the IAG African Geoid Project, an attempt towards a precise geoid model
for Africa is presented in this investigation. The available gravity data set suffers from …

Impact of DHM resolution on gravity anomalies and geoid undulations: case study for Egypt

M Ashry, HA Abd-Elmotaal, A Makhloof… - NRIAG Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to estimate the effect of the resolution of the available Digital Height Models
(DHMs) on the reduced gravity anomalies and the final computed gravimetric geoid. The …

AFRGDB_V2. 0: the gravity database for the geoid determination in Africa

HA Abd-Elmotaal, K Seitz, N Kühtreiber… - … Symposium on Advancing …, 2019 - Springer
The available gravity data set for Africa consists of land point gravity data as well as
shipborne and altimetry derived gravity anomalies data, but suffers from a lot of significant …

Effect of great lakes on gravity reduction and geoid determination caused by unclassified DTMs: case study for Lake Victoria, Africa

HA Abd-Elmotaal, K Seitz, M Ashry, B Heck - Journal of Geodesy, 2020 - Springer
The determination of the gravimetric geoid is based on the magnitude of gravity observed at
the topographic surface of the Earth. In order to satisfy Laplace's equation, the masses …

A mutual assessment of the uncertainties of digital elevation models using the triple collocation technique

CI Yakubu, J Ayer, PB Laari, TY Amponsah… - … journal of remote …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the uncertainties of digital elevation models (DEMs) using the triple
collocation (TC) method. DEMs from satellite missions are important for many geoscience …

The new AFRGDB_v2. 2 gravity database for Africa

HA Abd-Elmotaal, N Kühtreiber, K Seitz… - Pure and Applied …, 2020 - Springer
The primary task of the IAG Sub-Commission on Gravity and Geoid in Africa is the
development of the vertical reference surface (the geoid) for the entire African continent. For …

Suitable gravity interpolation technique for large data gaps in Africa

HA Abd-Elmotaal, N Kühtreiber - Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 2019 - Springer
The gravity database for the IAG African Geoid Project contains significantly large data gaps.
These large data gaps affect the interpolation precision of the reduced gravity anomalies …

AFRGDB V2. 3: The Updated Gravity Database for Africa using RTM Technique

HA Abd-Elmotaal, K Seitz, N Kühtreiber… - Journal of Advanced …, 2024 - jaet.journals.ekb.eg
In the framework of the activities of the IAG sub-commission on gravity and geoid in Africa, it
is needed to have a uniform gridded gravity data set to determine the earth's mathematical …

Effect of Qattara Depression on gravity and geoid using unclassified digital terrain models

HA Abd-Elmotaal, N Kühtreiber - Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 2020 - Springer
The determination of the gravimetric geoid is based on the magnitude of the gravity
observed at the topographic surface of the Earth. In order to satisfy Laplace's equation, the …