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Table 3 Estimated calibration and temperature correction parameters

From: Swarm accelerometer data processing from raw accelerations to thermospheric neutral densities

Period (–)

Duration (days)

s (–)

\(b_A\) [\((\hbox {nm}/\hbox {s}^2)/^{\circ }\hbox {C}\)]

\(b_B\) [\((\hbox {nm}/\hbox {s}^2)/^{\circ }\hbox {C}\)

\(k_{A,B}/C_B\) (\(10^{-12}/^{\circ }\hbox {C}^3\))

1

96

1.11

57.9

−536

2.10

2

37

1.04

96.7

−571

1.96

3

\(35^{(1)}\)

\(1.04^{(1)}\)

\(96.7^{(1)}\)

\(-571^{(1)}\)

\(1.96^{(1)}\)

4

46

1.17

109

−843

2.10

5

26

1.22

81.5

−777

2.02

6

2.3

1.08

60.1

−614

\(2.00^{(1)}\)

7

5.4

\(1.22^{(1)}\)

93.5

−737

\(1.90^{(1)}\)

8

1.6

\(1.22^{(1)}\)

34.3

−223

\(1.90^{(1)}\)

9

40

\(1.30^{(1)}\)

70.7

−616

2.02

10

47

1.33

73.4

−599

1.81

11

18

\(1.23^{(2)}\)

53.9

−560

1.81

12

7

1.18

77.6

−678

1.91

  1. Values marked by superscript (1) were prescribed based on best knowledge and experience. The value marked by superscript (2) resulted from a calibration maneuver