DORIS data analysis at Geodetic Observatory Pecný using single-satellite and multi-satellite geodetic solutions Original Research Article

The DORIS (Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite) data are processed in the framework of the International DORIS Service (IDS) at several analysis centers. Each analysis center follows its own processing strategy and models. This manuscript presents the results of the processing based on a development version 5.0 of the Bernese GPS Software at the Geodetic Observatory Pecný analysis center (GOP). The complete period 1993.0–2009.0 was processed applying the free-network approach in order to estimate main parameters namely station and polar motion coordinates. A significant improvement has been achieved in the estimated station coordinates and polar parameters by processing the data from the satellites equipped with the second generation of the DORIS receiver, SPOT-5 and Envisat, launched in 2002. The RMS of polar coordinates in 2003.0–2008.0 shows a decreasing trend over the entire analyzed time period. The transformation parameters between the DORIS solution and ITRF2005 were subjected to a spectral analysis, confirming the domination of the annual and semiannual periodicity. The behavior of the terrestrial reference frame scale is quite stable with a few exceptions. The analysis of a major scale shift at the end of 2004 revealed SPOT-5 and Envisat satellites as the source of the problem. However, the termination of the TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS data processing at the end of 2004 did not influence significantly the overall scale level.